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Alexander Freiman

1879 – 1968

Russian linguist

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About Alexander Freiman

Lived 1879 – 1968 (aged 88). Alexander Freiman was a Russian linguist, university teacher, philologist, orientalist and iranologist.

Alexander Arnoldovich Freiman (; August 22, 1879, Warsaw – January 19, 1968, Leningrad) was a Polish-Soviet researcher of the Iranian languages.

In 1933, Freiman led an expedition to Kal'ai Mug in Tajikistan after receiving a photo of a document that had been found on the mountain. This led to the discovery of the ancient fortress, some artifacts and multiple documents written in Sogdian (81), Arabic (1), one Turkic (1), and Chinese (several).

Literary works The editor of Sogdiysky sbornik, 1934 Zadachi iranskoy filologii, 1946 Chorezmsky yazyk. Materially i issledovaniya, 1951 Osetinsko-russko-nemetsky slovar', 3 vols., 1927–1934

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Eastern Faculty of Imperial St. Petersburg University, University of Giessen
Employers
Saint Petersburg State University, Leningrad Orient Institute, Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies
Also known as
Alexander Arnoldovich Freiman

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alexander Freiman's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexander Freiman?

Russian linguist (1879–1968)

When was Alexander Freiman born?

Alexander Freiman was born on 10 August 1879 in Warsaw.

When did Alexander Freiman die?

Alexander Freiman died on 19 January 1968 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Alexander Freiman's occupation?

Alexander Freiman was a linguist, university teacher, philologist, orientalist and iranologist.

What nationality was Alexander Freiman?

Alexander Freiman was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexander Freiman

· Wikidata: Q4718904

· DBpedia: Alexander Freiman

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