Hjalmar Frisk

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Hjalmar Frisk (born August 4, 1900 in Gothenburg ; † August 1, 1984 ibid) was a Swedish linguist , linguist and Indo-Europeanist .

He has emerged internationally through numerous publications. As early as 1927 he translated the historical document " Periplus Maris Erythraei ". Best known in the German-speaking world is probably his Greek Etymological Dictionary (3 volumes, 1954–1972). From 1951 to 1966 he was rector of the University of Gothenburg .

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  1. Kungliga biblioteket, sökkatalog Regina
  2. Hjalmar Frisk: Greek etymological dictionary. I – III, Heidelberg 1960–1972 (= Indo-European Library , II. Series); Reprint (declared as “second edition”) ibid 1973.