August Schleicher: Biography, Facts and Career
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August Schleicher (German: [ˈaʊɡʊst ˈʃlaɪçɐ]; 19 February 1821 – 6 December 1868) was a German linguist. Schleicher studied the Proto-Indo-European language and devised theories concerning historical linguistics. His great work was A Compendium of the Comparative Grammar of the Indo-European Languages in which he attempted to reconstruct the Proto-Indo-European language. To show how Indo-European might have looked, he created a short tale, Schleicher's fable, to exemplify the reconstructed vocabulary and aspects of Indo-European society inferred from it.
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- Full name: August Schleicher
- Born: 1821-02-19
- Nationality: Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q76686
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Who is August Schleicher?
August Schleicher (German: [ˈaʊɡʊst ˈʃlaɪçɐ]; 19 February 1821 – 6 December 1868) was a German linguist.
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August Schleicher is Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
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August Schleicher was born on 1821-02-19.
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