Hjalmar Frisk
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Hjalmar Frisk was a Swedish
linguist in Indo-European studies
and rector of Göteborg University 1951-1966..
His most noted work was the three-volume "Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch" (Greek Etymological Dictionary) written in years 1954 - 1972 and published in Heidelberg
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In 1968, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
linguist in Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies is a field of linguistics dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. Its goal is to amass information about the hypothetical proto-language from which all of these languages are descended, a language dubbed Proto-Indo-European , and its speakers, the...
and rector of Göteborg University 1951-1966..
His most noted work was the three-volume "Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch" (Greek Etymological Dictionary) written in years 1954 - 1972 and published in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
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In 1968, he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
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