About Carl Borgstrøm
Lived 1909 – 1986 (aged 76–77). Carl Borgstrøm was a Norwegian linguist and professor.
Carl Hjalmar Borgstrøm (12 October 1909 – 14 September 1986) was a Norwegian professor of Indo-European linguistics who made significant contributions to the scientific study of Scottish Gaelic and Irish. He was the son of the composer Hjalmar Borgstrøm.
His key publications on Scottish Gaelic include: (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap 8 (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. The dialects of the Outer Hebrides Oslo University Press (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire Oslo University Press
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Who was Carl Borgstrøm?
Norwegian linguist
When was Carl Borgstrøm born?
Carl Borgstrøm was born on 12 December 1909 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
When did Carl Borgstrøm die?
Carl Borgstrøm died in 1986.
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Carl Borgstrøm was a linguist and professor.
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Carl Borgstrøm was Norwegian.
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