Friedrich Bechtel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Friedrich Bechtel

German philologist and linguist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1855

Place of Birth: Durlach, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Mar-1924

Profession: university teacher, philologist, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Friedrich Bechtel

  • Friedrich Bechtel (2 February 1855, in Durlach – 9 March 1924, in Halle an der Saale) was a German philologist and linguist of Indo-European languages, known for his research of Greek dialects. He studied languages at the University of Göttingen, where his influences included philologists Theodor Benfey and August Fick.
  • In 1878 he obtained his habilitation for comparative linguistics at Göttingen, becoming an associate professor in 1884.
  • From 1881 onward, he was editor of the journal Göttingschen Gelehrten Anzeigen.
  • In 1895 he was appointed professor of comparative linguistics at the University of Halle.

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