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Miklosich, Franz von
© Copyright Franz von Miklosich, lithograph by A. Dauthage, 1853 Miklosich, Franz von, b. Ljutomer, Slovenia (then Luttenberg), Nov. 20, 1813, d. Vienna, March 7, 1891, philologist and language philosopher, founder of the modern study of Slavonic languages and literature. 1850-1886 professor at the University of Vienna, member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat. Also researched the history of the Romanian, Albanian and Romany languages; wrote exemplary lexicographical works. Works: Lexicon linguae slovenicae veteris dialecti, 1850 (1862-1865 as Lexicon Palaeuslovenico-graeco-latinum); Vergleichende Grammatik der slawischen Sprachen, 4 vols., 1852-1875; Monumenta Serbica Spectantia Historiam Serbiae, Bosniae, Ragusii, 1858 (ed.); Etymologisches Wörterbuch der slawischen Sprachen, 1886; Über die Mundarten und Wanderungen der Zigeuner Europas, 12 parts, 1872-1880. Literature: R. Jagoditsch, Die Lehrkanzel für slawische Philologie an der Universität Wien 1849-1949, in: Wiener slawistische Jahrbücher 1950; NDB.
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