Bernhard Karlgren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernhard Karlgren

Swedish linguist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1889

Place of Birth: Jönköping, Jönköping County, Sweden

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1978

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren (Swedish pronunciation: ['bæ??a? ?k???gre?n]; 15 October 1889 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish sinologist and linguist who pioneered the study of Chinese historical phonology using modern comparative methods.
In the early 20th century, Karlgren conducted large surveys of the varieties of Chinese and studied historical information on rhyming in ancient Chinese poetry, then used them to create the first ever complete reconstructions of what is now called Middle Chinese and Old Chinese.