Anton Boller
Anton Boller (born January 2, 1811 in Krems an der Donau , † January 19, 1869 in Vienna ) was an Austrian philologist and university professor.
Boller initially studied medicine, but he turned to linguistics and was particularly concerned with Sanskrit . In 1845 he took a position as a private lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of Vienna . In 1848 he was admitted to the Austrian Academy of Sciences as a corresponding member and in 1857 as a permanent member. In 1850 he was appointed associate professor and in 1855 full professor . He taught comparative linguistics and Sanskrit. Boller published among other things on Finno-Ugric languages .
Fonts (selection)
- Comprehensive Sanskrit Grammar for Public and Self-Teaching , 1848
- About the formation of verbs , 1850
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Boller, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 31 ( digitized version ).
- August Leskien: Boller, Anton . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 109.
- Boller Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 99 f. (Direct links on p. 99 , p. 100 ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Anton Boller in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boller, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian linguist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krems an der Donau , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1869 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |