Theodor Benfey

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguist
philologist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Herder
gptkb:Friedrich_Schlegel
August Wilhelm Schlegel
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:birthDate 1809-10-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hermann_Benfey
gptkbp:contribution Development of the field of linguistics
gptkbp:deathDate 1881-12-24
gptkbp:fellowship Member_of_the_Göttingen_Academy_of_Sciences_and_Humanities
gptkbp:field Indo-European_studies
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Comparative philology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theodor Benfey
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Max_Müller
Linguistics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern linguistics
Comparative linguistics
Indo-European_studies
Sanskrit_studies
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Linguistic_Society_of_America
gptkbp:knownFor Comparative linguistics
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
English
German
Greek
Sanskrit
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering_work_in_Indo-European_linguistics
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableWork Sanskrit_Grammar
gptkbp:occupation academic
gptkbp:publishes A Sanskrit Grammar for Students
gptkbp:releaseYear 1866
1871
1875
1880
1881
gptkbp:researchAreas Historical linguistics
gptkbp:researchFocus Sanskrit_and_its_relation_to_other_languages
gptkbp:researchInterest Historical analysis
Comparative method
Philological analysis
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Benfey