Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Related Questions
Read Next
Beef and cheese corn nachos served on a big plate ready to eat, mexican food
9 Things You Didn’t Know Were Named After People
A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus
Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?
Happy, smiling, flying pig
7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From
Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.
The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems
Sergeant Stubby or also known as Mascot Stubby. Unofficial mascot dog of the 102nd Infantry Regiment of the United States with the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. War dog. Possibly a Boston terrier - also sometimes described as a Boston bull terrier
8 Famous Animals
Discover
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
7 Deadliest Weapons in History
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Wilhelm-Meyer-Lubke
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born January 30, 1861 • Switzerland
Died October 4, 1936 (aged 75) • Bonn • Germany
Subjects Of Study comparative linguistics • Romance languages • grammar
Friedrich Christian Diez
German scholar
Theodor Benfey
German scholar
Francis Andrew March
American scholar and lexicographer
Holger Pedersen
Holger Pedersen
Danish linguist
Elijah Bokher Levita
Italian grammarian
August Schleicher, engraving
August Schleicher
German linguist
Bopp
Franz Bopp
German philologist
Otto von Böhtlingk
Russian linguist
Wackernagel, Jacob
Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist
Wilhelm Gesenius
German biblical critic
Adelung, Johann Christoph
Johann Christoph Adelung
German scholar
Jakob Jud
Swiss linguist
Wilhelm Streitberg
German linguist
August Leskien
German linguist
Paul Kretschmer
German linguist
David Kimhi
European scholar
Ibn Janāḥ
Spanish-Jewish grammarian
Antoine Meillet
French linguist
Assen, Ivar
Ivar Aasen
Norwegian scholar
Dobrovský, detail of an oil painting by J. Tkadlík, 1821; in the Museum of Czech Literature, Prague.
Josef Dobrovský
Czech scholar