About P. J. Cosijn
Lived 1840 – 1899 (aged 58). P. J. Cosijn was a Dutch linguist, university teacher and philologist.
Pieter Jacob (P. J.) Cosijn (29 November 1840, Rijswijk – 26 August 1899, Leiden) was a late 19th-century Dutch scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature. His important work on Beowulf was edited by Rolf Bremmer.
Cosijn became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1877.
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Who was P. J. Cosijn?
Dutch linguist (1840-1899)
When was P. J. Cosijn born?
P. J. Cosijn was born on 29 November 1840 in Rijswijk.
When did P. J. Cosijn die?
P. J. Cosijn died on 26 August 1899 in Leiden.
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P. J. Cosijn was a linguist, university teacher and philologist.
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P. J. Cosijn was Dutch.
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