STRACHAN, John. Brae near Keith, Banffshire 31.1.1862 — Prestwich, Lancashire 25.9.1907. British (Scottish) Classical and Celtic Linguist. Son of farmer Jacob Strachan and Ann Kerr. After school in Keith, studies of Classics from 1877 at Aberdeen (M.A. 1881) and Cambridge (Pembroke College, B.A. 1885, Fellow 1886, M.A. 1889), then IE and Indology at Jena (Sanskrit under Delbrück and Celtic under Thurneysen). From 1885 Professor of Greek and from 1889 also of Comparative Philology at the Owens College in Manchester (then Victoria University). Also taught Sanskrit. Hon. LL.D. 1900 Aberdeen. Married 1886 Mina Grant, six daughters and two sons
Publications: Mainly wrote on Celtic philology.
Sources: *G. Calder, Celtic Review 4, 1907, 188-191; *K.M., Ériu 3, 1907, 200-206; *R. Thurneysen, IF Anz. 22, 1908, 79f.; A. Breen, D.I.B. 2009 (online); Cambridge Alumni Database; briefly Wikipedia with photo; portrait (by J. Cassidy) and photo, with life data in http://www.johncassidy.org.uk/strachan.html
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