Philology Gallery

C. Gesner, (1516-1565), 1830. Creator: Unknown

C. Gesner, (1516-1565), 1830. Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist who became Zurich's City Physician, regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography, zoology and botany. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878. He prepared the first edition of the Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, the Sanskrit Rig-Veda between 1849 and 1974. During a 25 year career at Oxford he promoted the comparative study of Indo-European languages and mythology and religion. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883)

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Barnabe Brisson, 16th century French philologist and jurist

Barnabe Brisson, 16th century French philologist and jurist. Brisson (1531-1591) became President of the Parliament (Parlement) of Paris in 1588. He was executed by extreme members of the Catholic Holy League while their leader, Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, was absent from the city

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