Friedrich von Adelung

german and russian linguist, historian

1768 – 1843 ·

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Born: 25 February 1768, Szczecin
Died: 18 January 1843, Saint Petersburg
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia, Russian Empire
Native language: German
Worked in: Leipzig, Riga, Jelgava
Educated at: Leipzig University
Field of work: history, linguistics, law, philosophy, philology, oriental studies
Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Awards: Demidov Prize
Buried at: Volkovskoe Lutheran cemetery
birth name: Friedrich von Adelung
child: Nikolaus von Adelung, Alexandra Fedorovna Adelung, Q123998552
civil rank: Active State Councillor
described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Encyclopedic Lexicon, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
family name: Adelung
father: Paulus von Adelung
given name: Friedrich
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: German, Russian
name in native language: Friedrich von Adelung
sex or gender: male
spouse: Friederike Wilhelmine Rall
writing language: German

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Friedrich von Adelung (February 25, 1768 – January 30, 1843) was a German-Russian linguist, historian and bibliographer. His best known works are in the fields of bibliography of Sanskrit language and the European accounts of the Time of Troubles in Russia.

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