Otto von Friesen

Who was Otto von Friesen?

Otto von Friesen was a linguist, runologist and professor of the Swedish language at Uppsala University from 1906-1935. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1929-1942, serving in Chair 9.

Friesen began teaching in Nordic Languages at Uppsala University in 1897 and finished his dissertation there in 1898. He became a Professor of Swedish in 1906.

Published works include Om de germanska mediageminatorna, Till den nordiska språkhistorien, as well as Om runskriftens härkomst, Vår äldsta handskrift på fornsvänska and "Kylverstenen".