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| birth_date = {{birth date|1862|1|31|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Keith]], Scotland |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1907|9|25|1862|1|31|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = [[Penarth]], England |
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| nationality = Scottish |
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| occupation = linguist, academic |
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| spouse = {{marriage| Mina Grant|1886|1907}} |
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| alma_mater = Cambridge University, Jena University |
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| workplaces = [[Manchester University]] |
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| main_interests = [[Celtic Studies]] |
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| notable_works = Old-Irish paradigms and selections from the Old-Irish glosses |
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'''John Strachan''' (1862–1907) was a scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Ancient Greek]] and the [[Celtic languages]]. He was a professor at [[Owens College]] and the [[Victoria University of Manchester]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary. John Strachan|journal=The Athenaeum|date=5 October 1907|issue= 4171|pages=403–404|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-dIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403}}</ref> He is best remembered for the ''Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus'', a collection of material in [[Old Irish]] that he edited together with [[Whitley Stokes (scholar)|Whitley Stokes]], and for the textbook ''Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses'', first published in 1904–05 and later revised by [[Osborn Bergin]]. Both of these works are still in print. |
'''John Strachan''' (1862–1907) was a scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Ancient Greek]] and the [[Celtic languages]]. He was a professor at [[Owens College]] and the [[Victoria University of Manchester]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary. John Strachan|journal=The Athenaeum|date=5 October 1907|issue= 4171|pages=403–404|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-dIAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403}}</ref> He is best remembered for the ''Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus'', a collection of material in [[Old Irish]] that he edited together with [[Whitley Stokes (scholar)|Whitley Stokes]], and for the textbook ''Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses'', first published in 1904–05 and later revised by [[Osborn Bergin]]. Both of these works are still in print. |
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John Strachan | |
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| Born | 31 January 1862 Keith, Scotland |
| Died | 25 September 1907 (aged 45) Penarth, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation(s) | linguist, academic |
| Spouse |
Mina Grant (m. 1886–1907) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University, Jena University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Manchester University |
| Main interests | Celtic Studies |
| Notable works | Old-Irish paradigms and selections from the Old-Irish glosses |
John Strachan (1862–1907) was a scholar of Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and the Celtic languages. He was a professor at Owens College and the Victoria University of Manchester.[1] He is best remembered for the Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus, a collection of material in Old Irish that he edited together with Whitley Stokes, and for the textbook Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses, first published in 1904–05 and later revised by Osborn Bergin. Both of these works are still in print.
References
- ^ "Obituary. John Strachan". The Athenaeum (4171): 403–404. 5 October 1907.
External links
- "Strachan papers". The University of Manchester Library. Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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- "Strachan book collection". The University of Manchester Library. Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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