Eduard Sievers

Deceased Person

1850 – 1932

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Who was Eduard Sievers?

Eduard Sievers was a philologist of the classical and Germanic languages. Sievers was one of the Junggrammatiker of the so-called "Leipzig School". He was one of the most influential historical linguists of the late nineteenth century, and is best known for his recovery of the poetic traditions of Germanic languages such as Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon.

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Born
Nov 25, 1850
Wahlsburg
Died
Mar 30, 1932
Leipzig

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on July 23, 2013

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