Johannes Friedrich (linguist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johannes Friedrich (linguist)

German linguist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1893

Place of Birth: Schönefeld, Leipzig District, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1972

Profession: university teacher, Hittitologist, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Johannes Friedrich (linguist)

  • Johannes Friedrich (27 August 1893, in Leipzig-Schönefeld – 12 August 1972, in Berlin) was a German hittitologist who published the Hethitisches Elementarbuch (1940), and the Kurzgefasstes Hethitisches Wörterbuch (1966).
  • Translation of his book "Entzifferung Verschollener Schriften und Sprachen" ( "Extinct Languages" ) published by Philosophical Library New York 1957: a study of Ancient Orient languages, including Egyptian hieroglyphics, cuneiform writing, Hittite hieroglyphics and other scripts and languages of the Old world. In 1933 Friedrich signed the Vow of allegiance of the Professors of the German Universities and High-Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialistic State. "Extinct Languages" translated from the original German "Entzifferung Verschollener Schriften und Sprachen" by Frank Gaynor

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