August Schleicher
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Summary
August Schleicher was born on February 19, 1821[1], in Meiningen[2]. He died on December 6, 1868[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], journalist[6], pedagogue[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: December 7, 1868[11]
- Place of burial: Johannisfriedhof[12]
- Father: Johann Gottlieb Schleicher[13]
- Country of citizenship: Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen[14]
- Ethnic group: Germans[15]
- Occupation: philologist[16], slavist[17], Indo-Europeanist[18], germanist[19]
- Field of work: linguistics[20]
- Employer: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[21], Charles University[22]
- Educated at: University of Bonn[23], Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg[24]
- Doctoral advisor: Johann Gildemeister[25], Friedrich Christian Diez[26], Christian Lassen[27], Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl[28], Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer[29]
- Student: August Leskien[30], Johannes Schmidt[31]
- Award received: Volney Prize[32]
- Member of: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[33], Russian Academy of Sciences[34], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[35], Kösener Vogelweiden[36], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[37], Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[38], Serbian Learned Society[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Commons category: August Schleicher[41]
- Archives at: Thuringian State and University Library[42]
- Cause of death: tuberculosis[43]
- Family name: Schleicher[44]
- Given name: August[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:August Schleicher[46]
- Medical condition: tuberculosis[47]
- Student of: Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker[48]
- Manner of death: natural causes[49]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[50], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[51], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[54], Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia[55], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[56]
Why It Matters
August Schleicher has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Works attributed to him include Schleicher's fable[59], a text[60].
FAQs
Where was August Schleicher born?
August Schleicher's place of birth was Meiningen[2].
Where did August Schleicher die?
August Schleicher passed away in Jena[4].
Who were August Schleicher's parents?
August Schleicher's father was Johann Gottlieb Schleicher[13].
What did August Schleicher do for work?
August Schleicher worked as a linguist[5], journalist[6], pedagogue[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].
Where did August Schleicher go to school?
August Schleicher was educated at University of Bonn[23] and Gymnasium Casimirianum Coburg[24].
What awards did August Schleicher receive?
Honors received include Volney Prize[32].