KLEINHANS, Edmund. Meran, South Tyrol (now Merano in Italy) 30.11.1870 — Zürich 23.8.1934. Austrian IE Linguist and Musician in Switzerland. Son of a physician, Ludwig Kleinhans, lost early his mother, Bertha Kerber (1848–1874). Studies at Innsbruck (Fr. Stolz) and 1892-93 at Leipzig (Brugmann). Interrupted studies because of an illness. Divided his time between piano and linguistics. From 1912 living permanently in Zürich. He was often ill. Unmarried. He was a friend of H. Pedersen (from their study time in Leipzig), bequeathed his library to Copenhagen University (now in Aarhus).
Publications: A few minor contributions to Celtic; “Av. hštua ‘sextus’”, IF 3, 1894, 303f.
Sources: H. Pedersen, E.Kl. 15 p. Acta Jutlandica 8:3, 1935 with portrait (in Danish); *E. Schwyzer, Idg. Jb. 19, 1935, 341f.; J. Vendryès, Études celtiques 1936, 363-365; Ö.B.L. 3:15, 1965, 388; parents in online-ofb.de.
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