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August Leskien

German linguist (1840–1916)
Person human Q65314
August Leskien
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
July 8, 1840
Date of death
September 20, 1916
Place of birth
Kiel
Place of death
Leipzig
Country of citizenship
German Empire[12]
Occupation
linguist, university teacher, slavist, Indo-Europeanist
Employer
Leipzig University, University of Göttingen, University of Jena[14][15][16]
Field of work
philology[13]
Educated at
Leipzig University, University of Jena, Kiel University[17][18][19]
Award received
Albert Order, honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, Knight Commander of the Order of Albrecht the Bold[20][21][22]
Father
August Wilhelm Leskien[10]
Child
Ilse Leskien[11]
Doctoral student
Georgiĭ Gerovskiĭ[33]
Work location
Leipzig[38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[45]
Archives at
Leipzig University Library[34]
Birth name
Johann Heinrich August Leskien[46]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), New International Encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[39][40][41][42][43][44]
Family name
Leskien[35]
Given name
August[36]
Member of
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Serbian Learned Society, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Name in native language
August Leskien[47]
Show all 28 facts +4
P14541
2PZbm5
Place of burial
Leipzig South Cemetery[9]
Professorship
professor[37]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en August Leskien cs Avgust Leskin cs Johann August Heinrich Leskien cs Johann Heinrich August Leskien cs August Leskien de Johann Heinrich August Leskien el Άουγκουστ Λέσκιν es Johann Heinrich August Leskien fa آوگوست لسکین it Leskien ja アウグスト・レスキーン ja アウグスト・レスキン ko 아우구스트 레스킨 ru Август Лескин ru Лескин, Август sv Johann Heinrich August Leskien sv Leskien uk Август Лескін zh 奥古斯特·勒斯基恩
🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
0000000121304060
VIAF cluster ID
44365175
Library of Congress authority ID
n91056940
GND ID
118779680
Academic Tree ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
118979
American Academy in Rome ID
10248582
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
21772
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12307501c
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
leskien-august
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CANTIC ID
981061257319106706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02414119
CONOR.BG ID
22252645
CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11335926
Catalogus Professorum Lipsiensis ID
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CiNii Research ID
1981993809654551686
DDB person (GND) ID
118779680
De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118779680
EBAF authority ID
60368
ELNET ID
a11508826
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
143639
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
399753
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/August-Leskien
Europeana entity
agent/base/146286
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118779680
Find a Grave memorial ID
185116446
Freebase ID
/m/04gkjnt
Goodreads author ID
3163273, 16906188
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
august-leskien
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0037022
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
August_Leskien
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2141581
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
36156
IdRef ID
031954227
IxTheo authority ID
133399281
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118779680
KBR person ID
14760560
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118779680
Kallías ID
PE00287727
Krugosvet article (archived)
gumanitarnye_nauki/lingvistika/LESKIN_AVGUST.html
Lex ID
August_Leskien
Libris-URI
gdsvqlt04rqd7cb
Lithuania Minor Encyclopedia ID
august-leskien
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05579576
NE.se ID
august-leskien
NL CR AUT ID
kup20030000057082
NLP ID
a0000003335200
NSK (VIAF) ID
000022235
NSK ID
981005681379109366
NUKAT ID
n98013671
National Library of Greece ID
252675, 145978
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001344547
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271135505171
National Library of Latvia ID
000185598
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*319231;=BF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810630510905606
National Library of Russia ID
7768940
National Library of Wales Authority ID
leskien-august-1840-1916
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069195862
Obálky knih ID
kup20030000057082
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3931799
Open Library ID
OL1943750A, OL139130A
PUG authority ID
101708
Parsifal cluster ID
26927
Persons of Indian Studies ID
3763
RERO ID (legacy)
A003514928
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
51083
SANU member ID
leskin-avgust
SBN author ID
MILV020301
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
16080
SELIBR ID
70950
SHARE Catalogue author ID
214430
SNARC ID
Hans Nielsen
Saxon Academy of Sciences member ID
leskiena
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID
2660
Treccani ID
august-leskien
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
august-leskien
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
4704
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/23785
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
august-leskien
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxh77fvrTj7wWtx8FBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/b5ebec47-adef-4ad2-aa73-faa17ab7e3a2

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🔗 Connections
Member of 8
Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Educated at 3
Leipzig University, University of Jena, Kiel University
Employer 3
University of Göttingen, Leipzig University, University of Jena
Occupation 3
linguist, university teacher, slavist
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia
Archives at 1
Leipzig University Library
Award received 1
honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Belongs to 1
Neogrammarians
Country of citizenship 1
German Empire
Doctoral students 1
Filipp Fortunatov
Field of work 1
philology
Given name 1
August
Influenced 1
Leonard Bloomfield
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Kiel
Place of burial 1
Leipzig South Cemetery
Place of death 1
Leipzig
Professorship 1
professor
SNARC ID 1
Hans Nielsen
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
August Schleicher
Work location 1
Leipzig
Writing language 1
German
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Summary

August Leskien was born on July 8, 1840[1], in Kiel[2]. He died on September 20, 1916[3], in Leipzig[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], slavist[7], and Indo-Europeanist[8].

Why It Matters

August Leskien has been cited as an influence by Leonard Bloomfield[48], a linguist[49], 1887–1949[50], of United States[51], specialised in linguistics[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Filipp Fortunatov[53], a philologist[54], 1848–1914[55], of Russian Empire[56], awarded the honorary doctorate[57], specialised in linguistics[58].

FAQs

Where was August Leskien born?

August Leskien was born in Kiel[2].

Where did August Leskien die?

August Leskien passed away in Leipzig[4].

Who were August Leskien's parents?

August Leskien's father was August Wilhelm Leskien[10].

What did August Leskien do for work?

August Leskien worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], slavist[7], and Indo-Europeanist[8].

Where did August Leskien go to school?

August Leskien was educated at Leipzig University[17], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[18], and Kiel University[19].

What awards did August Leskien receive?

Honors received include Albert Order[20], honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[21], and Knight Commander of the Order of Albrecht the Bold[22].

Who did August Leskien influence?

August Leskien has been cited as an influence by Leonard Bloomfield[48].

Related Entities

August Schleicher German Empire Leipzig Leonard Bloomfield philology Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
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