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Born February 19, 1821 • Meiningen
Died December 6, 1868 (aged 47) • Jena • Prussia
Notable Works “Handbuch der litauischen Sprache”
Subjects Of Study comparative linguistics • family-tree classification • Greek language • Indo-European languages • Latin language • Lithuanian language • Proto-Indo-European language • Sanskrit language • grammar • language

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