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Born August 17, 1753 • Hungary
Died January 6, 1829 (aged 75) • Brno • Czech Republic
Notable Works “Geschichte der böhmischen Sprache und Litteratur”
Subjects Of Study comparative linguistics • Czech language • Old Church Slavonic language • Slavic languages • grammar

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