FORTUNATOV, Filipp Fëdorovič. Vologda 14(2).1.1848 — Kosalma near Petrozavodsk 3.10.(20.9.)1914. Russian Indologist and Linguist. Son of Fëdor Nikolaevič F., a teacher, and Julija Aleksandrovna Monakova (d. 1857). Studies at Moscow under Petrov and others, graduated in 1868. Then further studies in 1872-73 at Tübingen (Roth), Berlin (Weber), Leipzig (Curtius, Leskien)…
FLORSCHÜTZ, Josip (Josef). Agram (Zagreb) 8.3.1864 — Ibid. 22.9.1916. Croatian (Austrian) Linguist. Son of Franjo and Katarina Fl. From 1882 studies of Slavic, German and IE at Vienna, Ph.D. 1885 there (on Slavic). From 1895 school-teacher in Zagreb. From 1908 ao. Professor for comparative IE linguistics, Sanskrit, Lithuanian, Gothic and…
FLENSBURG, Nils Olof Mathias. Lund 22.4.1855 — Lund 7.4.1926. Swedish Indologist. Professor in Lund. Son of Wilhelm Fl. (1819–1897), a priest (future bishop of Lund), and Constance Nyberg. Matriculated from Lund Cathedral School in 1873. From 1873 studies at Lund: 1880 fil.kand., 1886 fil.lic. In 1887-1919 taught at Lunds privata…
FINCK, Franz Nikolaus. Krefeld, Ruhr 26.6.(26.2.?)1867 — Berlin-Südende 3./4.5.1910. German Linguist (Indo-Europaean and Gipsy, but also Bantu, Polynesian and Caucasian). Professor in Berlin. Son of the factory-owner Jakob F. and Agnes Neumann. Gymnasium in Krefeld, then in military service. After interrupted law studies served in army in 1886-91, then studied…
FIERLINGER, Julius Josef Claudius von. Vienna 15.1.1862 — Baden bei Wien 22.8.1884. Austrian Linguist. Born as the younger son of Julius von F. (1829–1884), an Austrian politician and finance expert who was knighted in the rank of Freiherr in 1876, and his wife Anna Daben (1830–1900). Apparently studied at Vienna…
FICK, Friedrich Conrad August. Petershagen bei Minden 5.5.1833 — Hildesheim 24.3.1916. German Linguist (IE scholar). Professor in Göttingen and Breslau. Son of Otto Vicke (Fick), later Landesökonomiekommissar, and Wilhelmine Hillefeld. School in Hildesheim. Studies of classical philology (K. F. Hermann), then comparative linguistics, Sanskrit and Avesta (Benfey). also Persian and Armenian…
FAUST, Adolf. 18?? — 19??. German Student of IE Linguistics. Ph.D. 1877 Strassburg. Probably the same A.F., who in 1915 was school-teacher (Professor) in Mülhausen (Mulhouse) gymnasium. He is mentioned in M. already in 1894. Publications: Diss. Zur indogermanischen Augmentbildung. 42 p. Strassburg 1877. – Probably by him: Philip Adolf…
ERNOUT, Alfred Georges. Lille 30.10.1879 — Paris 16.6.1973. French IE and Classical Linguist, mainly Latin Scholar. Son of Léon E., tradesman in Lille, and Célina Venelle. Educated at Lycée de Lille, Faculté des lettres de Lille (lic.ès lettres 1900) and at Sorbonne (dr.ès lettres 1908) and É.P.H.É. in Paris. In…
EICHHOFF, Frédéric-Gustave. Le Havre 17.8.1799 — Paris 11.5.1875. French (of German background) Linguist. Born as the son of a Hamburg merchant settled in France. Studies in Paris, Ph.D. 1826 (diss. I on Hesiod and diss. II De memoria). From 1827 taught German to the children of the Duke of Orleans…
EHRLICH, Hugo. Hannover 30.10.1878 — Masuria 1914. German IE Linguist. Educated in Hannover, studied IE and classical philology at Jena and Leipzig (mainly under Brugmann). Ph.D. 1901 Leipzig. After army and further pedagogical studies from 1909 teacher in Königsberg. From 1912 PD für Indogermanistik at Königsberg. Served in army on…