Philologists study the history of language. We have compiled a list of prominent philologists, living and dead, from all over the world. The list includes famous philologists like Max Muller, James Prinsep, E.A. Wallis Budge, John Philoponus and many more.
Max MüllerGerman, British
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz German
James Prinsep British
E. A. Wallis Budge British
Friedrich Schlegel German
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi Iraqi
Sibawayh Iranian
John Philoponus Egyptian
William F. Albright American
Justus Lipsius Belgian
George Perkins Marsh American
Ludwig Uhland German
Samuel ibn Naghrillah Spanish
Johann Jakob Bachofen Swiss
Isaac Casaubon Swiss
Motoori Norinaga Japanese
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange French
Frederic W. H. Myers British
Eldad ha-Dani -
Leopoldo Lugones Argentinian
Frederick James Furnivall British
Eugene Aram British
William Barnes British
Rasmus Rask Danish
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff German, Prussian
Fujiwara no Teika Japanese
Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg German
Thomas Corneille French
Louis Lucien Bonaparte French
Al-Asmaʿi Iraqi
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Ramón Menéndez Pidal -
William Dwight Whitney American
Zhang Binglin Chinese
Antoine Meillet French
Shao Yong Chinese
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Romanian
Gu Yanwu Chinese
Josef Dobrovský Czech, Hungarian
Franz Cumont Belgian
Friedrich August Wolf German
Bedřich Hrozný Czech
Sophus Bugge Norwegian
James Murray Scottish
Matthias Castrén Finnish, Swedish
Georg Friedrich Grotefend German
Karl Lachmann German
Kuno Meyer German
Ibn Duraid Iraqi
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo Spanish
William Jones British
August Immanuel Bekker German
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius Lithuanian
Johann Christoph Adelung German
Dámaso Alonso Spanish
Gaston Paris French
Horatio Hale American
Paul Meyer French
Américo Castro Brazilian, Spanish
Theodor Benfey German
William Balfour Baikie Scottish
Al-Mubarrad Iraqi
Germà Colón Spanish
Gilles Ménage French
Georg Friedrich Creuzer German
Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus Italian
Jean-Jacques Ampère French
Jonathan Boucher British
John of Garland British
Menahem ben Saruq Spanish
Hector Munro Chadwick British
J.B. Bury Irish
William Craigie Scottish
Kamo no Mabuchi Japanese
Sigurður Nordal Icelander
Axel Olof Freudenthal Finnish
Francis March American
George Oliver Curme American
Friedrich Christian Diez German
Kazimieras Būga Lithuanian
Johann Jakob Reiske German
Hans E. Kinck Norwegian
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke Swiss
Georg Curtius German
Claude Charles Fauriel French
Georgios Hatzidakis Greek
Hermann Hirt German
Janus Dousa Dutch
Ovid Densusianu Romanian
Johan Nicolai Madvig Danish
Johann Jakob Breitinger Swiss
Ferdinand Sommer German
Peter Andreas Heiberg Danish
Helmuth Theodor Bossert German
Nikolai Fedorenko Russian
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn German
Ludwig Friedländer German
Richard Garnett British
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