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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Graziadio Ascoli

Who

Graziadio Ascoli · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Italian linguist, founder of Italian dialectology and glottology.

When

1829, Gorizia (then Austrian Empire) — 1907, Milan, Italy

Where

Italy

Biography

Graziadio Ascoli is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Italian linguist, founder of Italian dialectology and glottology.

How & why

Ascoli was an Italian linguist who founded Italian dialectology and glottology and made pioneering contributions to comparative Indo-European and Semitic philology. Born Graziadio Isaia Ascoli into a Jewish family in Gorizia, he remained an observant Jew and a leading voice in Italian public life.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics

Contributions & Sources

Italian linguist, founder of Italian dialectology and glottology.

1829

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics