Hermann Osthoff
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Hermann Osthoff (1847 – 1909) was a German linguist. He was involved in Indo-European studies and the Neogrammarian school. He is known for formulating the Osthoff's law.
[edit] Life
Osthoff studied Classical Philology, Germanics, Sanskrit and Comparative Linguistics in Berlin, Tübingen and Bonn. In 1869 he was awarded his doctorate in Bonn. During his time in that city he became a member of the Burschenschaft Alemannia of Bonn. From 1870 onwards, he taught in Kassel. In 1875 he successfully completed his postdoctoral 'Habilitation' in Leipzig, and in 1877 he was named Extraordinary Professor of Comparative Linguistics and Sanskrit in Heidelberg. The following year, he was granted full professorship.
The main focus of his research was in Indo-European. Along with Karl Brugmann and August Leskien Osthoff was a significant figure in the founding of the Neogrammarians.
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