PHILOLOGY AND NATIONAL CULTURE
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CHECKLIST OF "PHILOLOGISTS" ORDERED BY LANGUAGE/NATIONALITY
the list as ordered by names: A-D || E-J || K-M || N-R || S-Z
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Albanian – Basque – Breton – Bulgarian – Catalan – Croat – Czech – Danish – English – Estonian – Finnish – French – Frisian – Galego – German – Greek – Hungarian – Icelandic – Irish – Italian – Latvian – Lithuanian – Macedonian – Netherlandic (Flemish - Dutch) – Norwegian – Polish – Portuguese – Provençal – Romanian – Russian – Scottish (English - Gaelic) – Serbian – Slovak – Slovene – Spanish – Swedish – Ukrainian – Welsh – other
Albanian [back to top]
Da Rada, Girolamo (1814-1903)
Frashëri, Abdyl (1839-1892)
Frashëri, Naim (1846-1900)
Frashëri, Sami (1850-1904)
Qemali, Ismail (1844-1919)
Veqilharxhi, Naum (1787 - 1854)
Basque [back to top]
Arana, Sabino de (1865-1903)
Chaho, Joseph-Augustin (1811-1858)
Trueba, Antonio de (1821-1889)
Breton [back to top]
La Villemarqué, Théodore-Henri Hersart de (1815-1895)
Le Braz, Anatole (1859-1926)
Le Gonidec, Jean-Francis (1775-1838)
Bulgarian [back to top]
Paiisi Hilendarksi (1722-)
Beron, Petâr (1795?-1871)
Botev, Hristo (1849-1876)
Karavelov, Liuben (1834-1878)
Levski, Vasil (1837-1873)
Miladinov brothers
Rakovski, George (1821-1867)
Rilski, Neofit (1793-1881)
Venelin, Jurij Ivanovich (1802-1839)(George Hutza)
Catalan [back to top]
Aguiló i Fuster, Marià (1825-1897)
Aribau, Bonaventura Carles (1798-1862)
Balaguer i Cirera, Víctor (1824-1901)
Ballot i Torres, Josep Pau (1747-1821)
Bofarull i de Brocà, Antoni de (1821-1892)
Cortada i Sala, Joan (1805-1868)
Fita i Colomer, Fidel (1836-1917)
Guimerà i Jorge, Àngel (1845-1924)
Milà i Fontanals, Manuel (1818-1884)
Pers i Ramona, Magí (1803-1888)
Piferrer i Fàbregas, Pau (1818-1845)
Puig i Puig, Tomàs (1771-1835)
Rubió i Ors, Joaquim (1818-1899)
Soler i Hubert, Frederic (1839-1895)
Verdaguer i Santaló, Jacint (1845-1902)
Croat [back to top]
Bogovic, Mirko (1816-1893)
Demeter, Dimitrija (1811-1872)
Gaj, Ljudevit (1809-1872)
Mazuranic, Ivan (1814-1896)
Preradovic, Petar (1818-1872)
Šenoa, August (1838-1881)
Strossmayer, Josip Juraj (1815-1905)
Vraz, Stanko (1810-1851)
Czech [back to top]
Celakovský, František Ladislav (1799-1852)
Dobrovský, Josef (1753-1829)
Hanka, Vaclav (1791-1861)
Havlicek, Karel (1821-1856)
Jungmann, Josef (1773-1847)
Palacký, František (1798-1876)
Danish [back to top]
Grundtvig, Nikolaj Frederik Severin (1783-1872)
Magnussen, Finn (1781-1847)
Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob (1779-1850)
Petersen, Niels Mathias (1791-1862)
Rafn, Carl Christian (1795-1864)
Rask, Rasmus (1787-1832)
Suhm, Peter Frederik (1728-1798)
English [back to top]
Bosworth, Joseph (1789-1876)
Bowring, John (1792-1872)
Ellis, George (1753-1815)
Kemble, John Mitchell (1807-1857)
Madden, Sir Frederic (1801-1873)
Ritson, Joseph (1752-1803)
Southey, Robert (1774-1843)
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
Stephens, George (1813-1895)
Thorpe, Benjamin (1782-1870)
Turner, Sharon (1768-1847)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Weber, Henry William (1783-1818)
Wright, Thomas (1810-1877)
English (Sc) [back to top]
Campbell, Alexander (1764-1824)
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
Estonian [back to top]
Faehlmann, Friedrich Robert (1798-1850)
Jannsen, Johann Voldemar (1819-1890)
Koidula, Lydia (1843-1886)
Kreutzwald, Friedrich Reinhold (1803-1882)
Peterson, Kristjan Jaak (1801-1822)
Rosenplänter, Johann Heinrich (1782-1846)
Finnish [back to top]
Arvidsson, Adolf Ivar (1791-1858)
Lönnrot, Elias (1802-1884)
Porthan, Heinrich Gabriel (1739-1804)
Renvall, Gustaf (1781-1841)
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig (1804-1877)
Sjögren, Anders (1794-1858)
Snellman, Johan (1806-1884)
Yrjö-Koskinen, Sakari (G.Z. Forsman) (1890-1903)
French [back to top]
Béranger, Pierre-Jean de (1780-1857)
Fauriel, Claude (1772-1844)
Jubinal, Achille (1810-1875)
La Rue, abbé Gervais de (1751-1835)
Méon, Dominique Martin (1748-1829)
Mérimée, Prosper (1803-1870)
Michel, Francisque Xavier (1809-1887)
Paris, Paulin (1800-1881)
Raynouard, François-Juste-Marie (1761-1836)
Roquefort, J.B. de (1777-1834)
Frisian (NL) [back to top]
Epkema, Ecco (1759-1832)
Halbertsma, Joast Hiddes (1789-1869)
Galego [back to top]
Castro, Rosalía de (1837-1885)
Murguía, Manuel (1833-1923)
Vicetto Pérez, Benito (1824-1878)
German [back to top]
Alexis, Willibald (1798-1871)
Aretin, Johann Christoph Anton Maria, Freiherr von (1773-1824)
Arndt, Ernst Moritz (1769-1860)
Benecke, Georg Friedrich (1762-1844)
Büsching, Johann Gustav (1783-1829)
Diez, Christian Friedrich (1794-1876)
Ettmüller, Ludwig (1802-1877)
Geibel, Emanuel (1815-1884)
Gervinus, Georg (1805-1871)
Görres, Johann Joseph (1776-1848)
Gräter, Friedrich (1768-1830)
Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863)
Grimm, Wilhelm (1786-1859)
Hagen, Friedrich Heinrich von der (1780-1856)
Harring, Harro (1798-1870)
Haupt, Moritz (1808-1874)
Heubner, "Turnvater" Otto Leonhard (1812-1893)
Hoffmann von Fallersleben, August Heinrich (1798-1874)
Höfken, Gustav (1811-1889)
Huber, Victor Aimé (1800-1869)
Jahn, "Turnvater" Friedrich Ludwig (1778-1852)
Keller, Adelbert (1812-1883)
Körner, Theodor (1791-1813)
Lachmann, Karl (1793-1851)
La Motte Fouqué, Friedrich de (1779-1843)
Maßmann, Hans Ferdinand (1797-1874)
Mone, Franz Joseph (1796-1871)
Passow, Franz (1786-1833)
Schlegel, August Wilhelm von (1767-1845)
Schlegel, Friedrich von (1772-1829)
Schleicher, August (1821-1868)
Schmeller, Joseph Andreas (1785-1852)
Schulz, Albert ("San-Marte") (1802-1893)
Simrock, Karl (1802-1876)
Tieck, Ludwig (1773-1853)
Uhland, Ludwig (1787-1862)
Greek [back to top]
Fauriel, Claude (1772-1844)
Gazis, Anthimos (1764-1828)
Koraïs, Adamantios (1782 - 1833)
Kumas, Konstantinos (1777-1836)
Solomós, Dionisios (1798-1857)
Velestinlis, Rigas (†1798)
Hungarian [back to top]
Arany, János (1817-1882)
Eötvös, József (1813-1871)
Jósika, Miklos (1794-1865)
Kölcsey, Ferenc (1790-1838)
Majláth, Johann Count von (1786-1855)
Petöfi, Sándor (1823 - 1849?1856?)
Széchenyi, István (1791-1860)
Vörösmarty, Mihály (1800-1855)
Icelandic [back to top]
Árnason, Jón (1819-1887)
Espólin, Jón (1769-1836)
Hallgrímsson, Jónas (1807-1845)
Magnusen, Finn (1781-1847)
Rask, Rasmus (1787-1832)
Irish [back to top]
Bunting, Edward (1773-1843)
Croker, Thomas Crofton (1798-1854)
Davis, Thomas (1814-1845)
Hardiman, James (1790-1855)
Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)
O'Curry, Eugene (1796-1862)
O'Donovan, John (1809-1861)
O'Flanagan, Theophilus (1762-1814)
O'Grady, Standish James (1846-1928)
O'Reilly, Edward (†1829)
Petrie, George (1789-1866)
Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
Italian [back to top]
Manzoni, Alessandro (1785-1873)
Latvian [back to top]
Barons, Krišjanis (1835–1923)
Brivzemnieks, Fricis (1846–1907)
Lieventals, Ansis (1803-1877)
Pumpurs, Andrejs (1841–1902)
Rosenberger, Otto Benjamin Gottfried (fl. 1848)
Lithuanian [back to top]
Baranauskas, Antanas (1835-1902)
Basanavicius, Jonas (1851-1927)
Daukantas, Simanas (1793-1864)
Jucevicius, Liudvikas (1813-1846)
Kudirka, Vincas (1858-1899)
Maciulis, Jonas (ps. Maironis) (1862-1932)
Nesselmann, Georg Heinrich Ferdinand (1811-1881)
Rhesa, Ludwig (Liudvikas) (1776-1840)
Schleicher, August (1821-1868)
Valancius, Motiejus (1801-1875)
Zemaite (Julija Beniuseviciute - Zymantiene) (1845-1921)
Macedonian [back to top]
Miladinov, Dimitar (1810-1862)
Miladinov, Konstantin (1830-1909)
Netherlandic (B) [back to top]
Blommaert, Jhr. Philip (1808-1871)
Bormans, Jan Hendrik (1801-1878)
Conscience, Hendrik (1812-1883)
Coster, Charles de (1820-1879)
David, Jan-Baptist (1801-1866)
Duyse, Prudens van (1804-1859)
Kervyn de Lettenhove, baron Joseph C.M.B. (1817-1891)
Moke, Henri-Guillaume (1803-1862)
Serrure, Constant P. (1805-1872)
Snellaert, Ferdinand A. (1809-1872)
Willems, Jan Frans (1793-1846)
Netherlandic (NL) [back to top]
Alberdingk Thijm, Jos. Alb. (1820-1889)
Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna (1812-1886)
Drost, Aarnout (1810-1834)
Helmers, Jan Frederik (1767-1813)
Jonckbloet, Willem Josef Andries (1817-1885)
Lennep, Jacob van (1802-1869)
Oltmans, Jan Frederik (i.e. J. van de Hage; 1806-1854)
Tydeman, Hendrik Willem (1778-1863)
Vries, Jeronimo de (1777-1853)
Vries, Matthias de (1820-1892)
Wyn, Hendrik van (1740-1831)
Norwegian [back to top]
Aasen, Ivar (1813-1896)
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen (1812-1885)
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne (1832-1910)
Bugge, Sophus (1833-1907)
Bull, Ole (1810-1880)
Ibsen, Henrik (1828-1906)
Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen (1813-1882)
Wergeland, Henrik (1808-1845)
Polish [back to top]
Kolberg, Oskar (1814-1890)
Krasinksi, Zygmunt (1812-1859)
Kraszewski, Jozef Ignacy (1812-1887)
Lelewel, Joachim (1786-1861)
Mickiewicz, Adam (1798-1855)
Niemcewicz, Julian Ursyn (1758-1841)
Trentowski, Bronislaw (1808-1869)
Portuguese [back to top]
Almeida Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de (1799-1854)
Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre (1810-1877)
Provençal [back to top]
Arnoult, Gatien (1800-1886)
Mistral, Frédéric (1830-1914)
Romanian [back to top]
Alecsandri, Vasile (1821-1890)
Balcescu, Nicolae (1819-1852)
Heliade Radulescu, Ion (1802-1872)
Odobescu, Alexandru (1834-1895)
Vacarescu, Iancu (1792-1863)
Russian [back to top]
Dal', Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1872)
Afanas'ev, Aleksander Nikolaevic (1826-1871)
Karamzin, Nikolaj Mihajlovic (1766-1826)
Pushkin, Aleksander (1799-1837)
Scots-Gaelic [back to top]
MacBain, Alexander (1855-1907)
MacLachlann, Ewan (1775-1822)
Serbian [back to top]
Davidović, Dimitrije (1789-1838)
Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović (1787-1864)
Marković, Svetozar (1846-1875)
Milutinović, Sima (1791-1848)
Njegoš, Petar Petrovic II (1813-1851)
Obradović, Dositej (1739-1811)
Radičević, Branko (1824-1853)
Slovak [back to top]
Hodza, Michael (1811-1870)
Hollí, Jan (1785-1849)
Hurban, Josef (1817-1908)
Kollár, Jan (1793-1852)
Országh, Pavel ("Hviezdosclav") (1849-1921)
Šafarík, Pavel Josef (1795-1861)
Sladkovic, Andrej (1820-1872)slovak
Štúr, Ljudevit (1815-1856)
Slovene [back to top]
Čop, Matija (1797-1835)
Kopitar, Jernej (Bartholomeus) (1780-1844)
Levstik, Fran (1831-1887)
Prešeren, France (1800-1849)
Ravnikar, Matevz (1776-1845)
Vodnik, Valentin (1758-1819)
Vraz, Stanko (1810-1851)
Spanish [back to top]
Ballot i Torres, Josep Pau (1747-1821)
Cortada i Sala, Joan (1805-1868)
Durán, Agustín (1789-1862)
Fita i Colomer, Fidel (1836-1917)
Hartzenbusch, Juan Eugenio (1806-1880)
Milà i Fontanals, Manuel (1818-1884)
Pers i Ramona, Magí (1803-1888)
Piferrer i Fàbregas, Pau (1818-1845)
Swedish [back to top]
Afzelius, Arvid August (1785-1871)
Fryxell, Anders (1795-1881)
Geijer, Erik Gustaf (1783-1837)
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig (1804-1877)
Schlyter, C.J. (1795-1888)
Stephens, George (1813-1895)
Tegnér, Esaias (1782-1846)
Ukrainian [back to top]
Bodjans'kyj, Osyp
Kostomariv, Mykola (1817-1885)
Kotlyarevsky, Ivan (1769-1838)
Kuliš, Panteleimon (1819-1897)
Maksymovych, Mykhailo (1804-1873)
Shevchenko, Taras Hryhorovych (1814-1861)
Sreznevs'kyj, Izmail (17??-18??)
Welsh [back to top]
Price, Thomas (Carnhuanawc) (1787-1848)
Pughe, William Owen (1759-1835)
Williams, Edward ("Iolo Morganwg") (1762-1833)
Other [back to top]
Bahuševic, Francišak (1840-1900) — Belorussian, Ruthenian
Hammershaimb, Venceslaus Ulricus (1819-1909) — Färoerese
Smoler, Jan Arnošt (1816-1884) — Sorbic
Zejler, Handrij (1804-1872) — Sorbic