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Jacob Baden

1735 – 1804

Danish linguist

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About Jacob Baden

Lived 1735 – 1804 (aged 69). Jacob Baden was a Danish linguist and university teacher.

Jacob Baden (4 May 1735 – 5 July 1804) was a Danish philologist, pedagogue, and critic. He was a professor of rhetoric and Latin at the University of Copenhagen in 1779. He was the first person to lecture on Danish grammar at the university between 1782 and 1783. He was the editor of the "University Journal" from 1793 to 1801.

He published a Danish-Latin dictionary, and also wrote an elementary Greek grammar book in 1764. He produced a Danish grammar book in the German language in 1767. His Danish grammar is still well recognized today.

He later continued his studies at the University of Göttingen and University of Leipzig.

Personal life He married Charlotte Baden, a Danish writer in 1763. He died on 5 July 1804.

Works Jacob Baden, from P. Hansens Illustreret Dansk Litteraturhistorie

Forelæsninger over det danske Sprog, eller resonneret dansk Grammatik (Lectures on Danish Language or Rational Danish Grammar) published in 1785. They contain treatments of Phonology and Morphology, syntax and Prosody. Danish grammar in German in 1767. Latin grammar. Danish grammar. Greek grammar. School editions of Virgil, Horace, and Phaedrus.

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University of Copenhagen
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University of Copenhagen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jacob Baden?

Danish linguist

When was Jacob Baden born?

Jacob Baden was born on 4 May 1735 in Vordingborg.

When did Jacob Baden die?

Jacob Baden died on 5 July 1804 in Copenhagen.

What was Jacob Baden's occupation?

Jacob Baden was a linguist and university teacher.

What nationality was Jacob Baden?

Jacob Baden was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacob Baden

· Wikidata: Q1588967

· DBpedia: Jacob Baden

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