LJAPUNOV, Boris Mihajlovič. Bolobonovo, Simbirsk guv. 6.8.(25.7.)1862 — Borovoe (now Burabej in Kazakhstan) 22.2.1942 (or 1943). Russian Linguist. Son of Mihail Vasil’evič L. (1820–1868), an astronomer, and Sofia Aleksandrovna Šipikova (1825–1879). Graduated 1885 St.Petersburg. Also student of Fortunatov. After a brief time as Lecturer at Harkiv (1897–99) he was in…
SCHERZL, Vincenz (Vikentij Ivanovič Šercl’, Čeněk Šercl). Beroun, Bohemia (Czech) 28.9.1843 — Ljubljana 4.12.1906. Czech Indologist and IE Scholar in Ukraina and Russia. Professor in Har’kov (Har’kiv) and Odessa. Educated in Prague, in 1861-64 studied law at Prague, but used much time for learning languages. In 1866-67 studies of Chinese,…
TOMSON, Aleksandr Ivanovič (Thomson). Near Dorpat (Tartu), Livonia 3.(15.)6.1864 — Odessa 27.11.1935. Russian (Estonian) Linguist (Phonetician), Scholar of Slavic, Sanskrit and Armenian. Son of Estonian parents, Juhani and Emilia Thomson. From 1882 studies at St.Petersburg, graduated 1887. Further studies in Moscow, under Fortunatov and Korsch, wrote his diss. on Armenian. From…
JAGIĆ, Ignati Vatroslav, Ritter von Varaždin. Varaždin, Croatia (then Austria) 6.6.1838 — Vienna 5.8.1923. Croatian Slavic Linguist and Philologist. Son of Vinko J., a boot maker master, and Ana Kraijek. After gymnasium in Zagreb, studies of classical, Slavic, etc. languages at Vienna (under Miklosich, et al.) in 1856-60. Then teacher…