Otto von Friesen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Otto von Friesen

Swedish linguist

Date of Birth: 11-May-1870

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1942

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Otto von Friesen (born 11 May 1870 in Kulltorp, died 10 September 1942) was a linguist, runologist and professor of the Swedish language at Uppsala University from 1906-1935.
He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1929-1942, serving in Chair 9. Friesen began teaching in Nordic Languages at Uppsala University in 1897 and finished his dissertation there in 1898.
He became a Professor of Swedish in 1906. Published works include Om de germanska mediageminatorna (1897), Till den nordiska språkhistorien (1901 and 1906), as well as Om runskriftens härkomst (1904-06), Vår äldsta handskrift på fornsvänska (1906) and "Kylverstenen" (in Antiqv.
tidskrift, vol.
XVIII).