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Also Known As Rasmus Kristian Rask
Born November 22, 1787 • Denmark
Died November 14, 1832 (aged 44) • Copenhagen • Denmark
Notable Works “Investigation of the Origin of the Old Norse or Icelandic Language”
Subjects Of Study comparative linguistics • Grimm’s law • Indo-Aryan languages • Indo-European languages • Old Norse language • language

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Gudbrandur Vigfússon
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Holger Pedersen
Holger Pedersen
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