Vilhelm Thomsen
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Vilhelm Thomsen was a Danish linguist and philologist renowned for his pioneering work in comparative linguistics and the study of Turkic and Indo-European languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilhelm Thomsen canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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linguist ⓘ philologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | linguistics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Baltic linguistics
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Turkology ⓘ comparative philology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Dannebrog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1842-01-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1927-05-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Baltic studies
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Finno-Ugric studies NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-European studies ⓘ Turkic studies ⓘ comparative linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| givenName | Vilhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Holger Pedersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deciphering Old Turkic runic inscriptions
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research on Indo-European languages ⓘ research on Turkic languages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Danish
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Vilhelm Thomsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Holger Pedersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | decipherment of the Orkhon inscriptions ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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philologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at the University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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