Hensleigh Wedgwood

deceased (1891)
Darwin-Wedgwood family, University of Cambridge, tripos, Etymologist, barrister, British
Hensleigh Wedgwood (21 January 1803 - 2 June 1891) was a British etymologist, philologist and barrister, author of "A Dictionary of English...
Julius Pokorny

Julius Pokorny

male, deceased (1970)
emigrant, switzerland, University of Berne, Etymologist, World War II, From Prague
Julius Pokorny was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He was born in Prague and studied...
Max Vasmer

Max Vasmer

male, deceased (1962)
Etymologist, West Berlin, Heidelberg University, Russian, tartu, linguistics
Max Vasmer (February 28, 1886-November 30, 1962) was a Russian-born German linguist who studied problems of etymology of Indo-European, Finno-Ugric...
Walter William Skeat

Walter William Skeat

male, deceased (1912)
Old Cholmeleian, Early English Text Society, Highgate School, Etymologist, King's College School, Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
Walter William Skeat (November 21, 1835 - 1912), English philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835, and educated at King's...
Robert Burchfield

Robert Burchfield

male, deceased (2004)
Etymologist, Victoria University of Wellington, wellington, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, British, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Robert William Burchfield CNZM CBE (January 27, 1923 - July 5, 2004) was a scholar, writer, and lexicographer. Born in Wanganui, New Zealand, he...
Friedrich Kluge

Friedrich Kluge

male, deceased (1926)
Etymologist, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Jena, University of Strasbourg, Köln, University of Leipzig
Friedrich Kluge is known for the Kluge etymological dictionary of the German language ("Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"), which w...

Kemp Malone

male
Johns Hopkins University, Middle English, Oral literature, American College Dictionary, Caedmon, oral tradition…Etymologist
Kemp Malone (Minter, Mississippi, March 14, 1889-October 13, 1971) was a prolific medievalist, etymologist, philologist, and specialist in Chaucer...
John Jamieson

John Jamieson

male, deceased (1838)
Etymologist, etymological dictionary, Scots language, Scottish, Scottish clergy, university of edinburgh
Reverend John Jamieson, D.D. (March 3, 1759 - July 12, 1838) was a Scottish lexicographer, son of a minister, born in Glasgow. He was educated at...

Charles Talbut Onions

male, deceased (1965)
Etymologist, West Midlands, james murray, oxford english dictionary, Lexicographer, grammar
Charles Talbut Onions (C.T. Onions) (1873-1965) was an English grammarian and lexicographer. He joined James Murray on the staff of the Oxford...
James Bradstreet Greenough

James Bradstreet Greenough

male, deceased (1901)
Harvard University, Berthold Delbruck, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, subjunctive, subjunctive mood, prosody…Etymologist
James Bradstreet Greenough (May 4, 1833 - October 11, 1901), United States classical scholar, was born in Portland, Maine. He graduated at Harvard...