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Holger Pedersen
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1867-04-07 ) 7 April 1867, Gelballe [ da ] , Kolding Municipality , Denmark
- Died
- 25 October 1953 (1953-10-25) (aged 86), Hellerup , Denmark
- Alma mater
- University of Copenhagen
- Known for
- Contributions to historical linguistics, including Pedersen's law , the ruki sound law , and early support for laryngeal theory
- Fields
- linguistics , comparative linguistics , historical linguistics
- Institutions
- University of Copenhagen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Holger
- Family name
- Pedersen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of death
- Hellerup
- Occupation
- teacher
- Position held
- president
- Employer
- University of Copenhagen
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Doctoral advisor
- Heinrich Zimmer
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- date of birth
- 1867-01-01
- date of death
- 1953-10-25
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- Commons category
- Holger Pedersen (linguist)
- student
- Louis Hjelmslev
- place of burial
- Bispebjerg Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
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Holger Pedersen ( Danish: [ˈhʌlˀkɐ ˈpʰe̝(ː)ðɐsn̩]; 7 April 1867 – 25 October 1953) was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about thirty authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died in Hellerup, next to Copenhagen.
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