Johan Melander

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Johan Melander (born March 21, 1878 in Ransberg near Tibro ; † June 29, 1947 ) was a Swedish Romanist .

life and work

Melander received his doctorate in Uppsala in 1916 with the étude sur "magis" et les expressions adversatives dans les langues romanes (Uppsala 1916). From 1923 to 1932 he was Professor of Romance Philology in Gothenburg , from 1932 to 1943 (as successor to Erik Staaff ) Professor of Romance Philology at the University of Uppsala (successor was Paul Falk ). From 1937 to 1947 he was co-editor of the journal Studia Neophilologica .

Other works

  • Étude sur l'ancienne abréviation des pronoms personnels régimes dans les langues romanes. Uppsala / Paris 1928.

literature

  • Melander, Johan . In: Karin Nordquist (ed.): Vem är det. Svensk biografisk handbok 1933 . 11th year PA Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1932, ISSN  0347-3341 , p. 585 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  • Mélanges de philologie offers à M. Johan Melander. 21/3 1943, Uppsala 1943, Geneva 1977.
  • R. Edgren In: Vox Romanica. 9, 1946/47, pp. 405-407.
  • Paul Falk In: Studia Neophilologica. 20, 1948, pp. 1-2.
  • L. Wiberg In: Revista Portuguesa de Filologia. Supl. Bibl. Pp. 517-520.
  • Rolf Edgren: Nekrolog for Johan Melander (1878-1947). In: Vox Romanica , 9, 1947, pp. 405-407 ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Melander, Johan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Romance studies and linguist
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Ransberg near Tibro
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1947