George Stephens
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1813 – 1895
Who was George Stephens?
George Stephens was an English archeologist and philologist, who worked in Scandinavia, especially on interpreting runic inscriptions.
Born at Liverpool, Stephens studied at University College London. In 1834, he married Mary Bennett and moved to Sweden, studying Scandinavian medieval literature and folklore. His collection of fairy tales together with Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius was often reprinted. Stephens moved to Denmark, became a lecturer in English at Copenhagen University in 1851, and a professor in 1855. He published regularly in The Gentleman's Magazine. In 1860, he published the first edition of the Waldere fragments. In 1876, Uppsala University made him doctor honoris causa.
His brother was the Methodist minister Rayner Stephens. He died at Copenhagen in 1895.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1813
- Education
- University College London
- Lived in
- Liverpool
- Died
- Aug 9, 1895
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on July 23, 2013
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