Herbert Petersson
John Kristian Herbert Petersson (born May 21, 1881 in Ålem , Mönsterås municipality , † May 13, 1927 in Lund ) was a Swedish linguist .
Life
Herbert Petersson studied at Lund University and received his doctorate in 1912. As early as 1911 he was a lecturer in Indo-European language research and in 1923 he became a professor in Lund. He published his numerous research on the history of words mainly as essays. His research focus was the Indo-European etymology .
Fonts
- Studies on Fortunatov's Rule. Contributions to the ancient Indian sound and language history. Diss. Lund 1911
- Some animal names from old color names. In: Contributions to the history of the German language and literature 40, 1915, pp. 81–111
- Studies on Indo-European Heteroclisia. Lund 1921
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Petersson in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herbert Petersson . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 37 : Supplement: L – Riksdag . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1925, Sp. 1042 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- ^ Svenska Män och Kvinnor. Biography Uppslagsbok. Volume 6. Stockholm 1949, p. 85.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petersson, Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petersson, John Kristian Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish Indo-Europeanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ålem, Mönsterås (municipality) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1927 |
| Place of death | Lund |