Early Modern linguists
Antonio de Nebrija
Antonio de Lebrija (Lebrija, Seville 1441 — Alcalá de Henares, 5 July 1522), also known as Antonio de Nebrija, Elio Antonio de Lebrija, Antonius Nebrissensis, and Antonio of...
Antonio de Lebrija (Lebrija, Seville 1441 — Alcalá de Henares, 5 July 1522), also known as Antonio de Nebrija, Elio Antonio de Lebrija, Antonius Nebrissensis, and Antonio of...
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first Pietist missionary to India.
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first Pietist missionary to India.
Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita
Italic textBhattoji Dikshita was a 17th century Maharashtrian Sanskrit grammarian, author of the, literally "Illumination of the established".
Italic textBhattoji Dikshita was a 17th century Maharashtrian Sanskrit grammarian, author of the, literally "Illumination of the established".
Domingo de Santo Tomás
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 in Seville – 28 February 1570, in La Plata, Bolivia) was a Spanish Dominican and grammarian who compiled the first Quechua grammar.
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 in Seville – 28 February 1570, in La Plata, Bolivia) was a Spanish Dominican and grammarian who compiled the first Quechua grammar.
Francis Lodwick
Francis Lodwick (or Lodowick) (1619–1694) was a pioneer of a priori languages (what in the seventeenth century was called a 'philosophical language').
Francis Lodwick (or Lodowick) (1619–1694) was a pioneer of a priori languages (what in the seventeenth century was called a 'philosophical language').
Hilaire de Barenton
Hilaire de Barenton (Barenton, 28 February 1864 – Paris, 24 February 1942), with real name Étienne Boulé, was a friar, historian of the languages of the Middle East.
Hilaire de Barenton (Barenton, 28 February 1864 – Paris, 24 February 1942), with real name Étienne Boulé, was a friar, historian of the languages of the Middle East.
Ivan Uzhevych
Ivan Petrovych Uzhevych was a Ruthenian grammarian.
Ivan Petrovych Uzhevych was a Ruthenian grammarian.
Johann Phillip Fabricius
Johann Phillip Fabricius (22 January 1711 – 23 January 1791) was a German Christian missionary and a Tamil scholar in later part of his life.
Johann Phillip Fabricius (22 January 1711 – 23 January 1791) was a German Christian missionary and a Tamil scholar in later part of his life.
Johannes Goropius Becanus
Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519–1572) was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist.
Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519–1572) was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist.
Justus Georg Schottel
Justus Georg Schottel (Schottelius) (23 June 1612 – 25 October 1676) was a Baroque German grammarian.
Justus Georg Schottel (Schottelius) (23 June 1612 – 25 October 1676) was a Baroque German grammarian.
Karl Graul
Karl Graul (1814–1864) was a leader of Leipzig Lutheran mission and a Tamil scholar.
Karl Graul (1814–1864) was a leader of Leipzig Lutheran mission and a Tamil scholar.
Varadarāja
Varadarāja was a 17th century Sanskrit grammarian.
Varadarāja was a 17th century Sanskrit grammarian.
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