MASING, Ferdinand. Osinovka, Govt. Saratov 14.7.1849 — St.Petersburg 8.6.1918. German (of Estonia) Teacher and former Student of IE Linguistics. Son of Ferdinand Magnus Masing (1815–1887), minister in Osinovka, and Emilie Petsch (1821–1900), cousin of —> Leonhard Masing. After gymnasium in Arensburg (now Kuressaare in Estonia) he studied philology at Dorpat in 1868-69. In 1869-74 teacher in Kronstadt and St.Petersburg. In 1874-77 studied comparative linguistics at Leipzig (under Leskien, also Curtius, Hübschmann, Osthoff, Brugman). Ph.D. 1878 Leipzig. In 1877-1915 schoolteacher (Oberlehrer) in St. Petersburg, first at St.Katharinen Kirchenschule, then at St.Annen Kirchenschule. Kais. russ. Staatsrat. Married with Olga Krannhals (1861–?), one son. As linguist a Neogrammarian.
Publications: Diss. Das Verhältnis der griechischen Vokalabstufung zur sanskritischen. 101 p. St.P. 1878; “Lautgesetz und Analogie in der vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft” Jahresbericht d. St. Annenschule. St.P. 1883, 1-54
Sources: No vita in diss.; Dt. Geschlechtbuch 79, 1933, 343; Album fratrum Rigensium. Hamburg 1981, nr. 663; geni.com; diss. in Janert.
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