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Nov 22, 1787 Brændekilde, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark Died on 14 Nov 1832 (aged 44)
Danish philologist
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About Rasmus Rask
- Rasmus Kristian Rask (Danish: ['?asmus 'k??æstjæn '?ask]; born Rasmus Christian Nielsen Rasch; 22 November 1787 – 14 November 1832) was a Danish linguist and philologist.
- He wrote several grammars and worked on comparative phonology and morphology.
- Rask traveled extensively to study languages, first to Iceland, where he wrote the first grammar of Icelandic, and later to Russia, Persia, India, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- Shortly before his death, he was hired as professor of Eastern languages at the University of Copenhagen.
- Rask is especially known for his contributions to comparative linguistics, including an early formulation of what would later be known as Grimm's Law.
