RÜDIGER, Johann Christian Christoph. Burg near Magdeburg 9.5.1751 — 21.10.1822. German Cameralist, from 1791 Professor ord. at Halle. Also a linguist. He was the first to realize the NIA nature of the Gipsy language in 1782.
Publications: Von der Sprache und Herkunft der Zigeuner aus Indien. Lp. 1782, repr. Hamburg 1990.
– Neuester Zuwachs der der teutschen, fremden und allgemeinen Sprachkunde. 1-6. Halle 1782-96 (articles and reviews); severalother works.
Sources: A. Leskien, ADB 29, 1889, 468.
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