About Jakob Sverdrup
Lived 1881 – 1938 (aged 57). Jakob Sverdrup was a Norwegian lexicographer, linguist, philologist and professor.
Jakob Sverdrup (10 April 1881 – 21 November 1938) was a Norwegian philologist and lexicographer.
Personal life He was born in Leikanger Municipality as a son of the bishop and politician Jakob Sverdrup (1845–1899). He was a brother of Georg Johan Sverdrup, uncle of historian Jakob Sverdrup, a first cousin of Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Jr., and Leif Sverdrup, a nephew of Georg Sverdrup and Edvard Sverdrup, grandson of Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Sr., grandnephew of Johan Sverdrup and great-grandson of Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup.
Career He was hired as a lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1917, took the dr.philos. degree in 1928 with the thesis Zum germanischen Verbalsystem, and was promoted to professor of Germanic philology in 1929. Among his works were a German-Norwegian dictionary, released in two volumes in 1933 and 1936.
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Who was Jakob Sverdrup?
Norwegian philologist
When was Jakob Sverdrup born?
Jakob Sverdrup was born on 10 April 1881 in Leikanger Municipality.
When did Jakob Sverdrup die?
Jakob Sverdrup died on 21 November 1938.
What was Jakob Sverdrup's occupation?
Jakob Sverdrup was a lexicographer, linguist, philologist and professor.
What nationality was Jakob Sverdrup?
Jakob Sverdrup was Norwegian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jakob Sverdrup (philologist)
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