Gustaf John Ramstedt
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Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish linguist and diplomat best known for his pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic and especially Mongolic and Turkic languages, and for helping formulate the Altaic language hypothesis.
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| instanceOf |
Finnish person
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diplomat → human → linguist → |
| birthDate |
1873-10-22
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| deathDate |
1950-11-25
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| educatedAt |
University of Helsinki
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| employer |
Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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University of Helsinki → |
| familyName |
Ramstedt
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| fieldOfWork |
Altaic studies
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Korean language → Mongolic languages → Turkic languages → comparative linguistics → |
| givenName |
Gustaf
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| influenced |
Altaic linguistics
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Mongolic historical linguistics → Turkic historical linguistics → |
| knownFor |
formulation of the Altaic language hypothesis
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pioneering comparative work on Mongolic languages → pioneering comparative work on Turkic languages → pioneering comparative work on Ural-Altaic languages → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Finnish
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German → Korean → Mongolian → Swedish → Turkic languages → |
| name |
Gustaf John Ramstedt
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| nationality |
Finland
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| notableWork |
A Korean Grammar
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Einführung in die altaische Sprachwissenschaft → Kalmückisches Wörterbuch → |
| occupation |
diplomat
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linguist → |
| positionHeld |
Finnish envoy to Japan
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professor at the University of Helsinki → |
| studied |
Korean historical grammar
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Mongolic historical phonology → Turkic historical phonology → |
| theory |
support for the Altaic language family hypothesis
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| traveledTo |
Central Asia
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Japan → Mongolia → |
| workLocation |
Helsinki
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Tokyo → |
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Altaic languages (proposed)
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Transeurasian languages → |
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Gustaf John Ramstedt
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name |