Georg Morgenstierne Explained

Region:Afghanistan, Pakistan,
India and Iran
Era:20th century
Georg Morgenstierne
Birth Name:Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
School Tradition:Descriptive linguistics
Main Interests:Indo-Iranian languages

Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne (2 January 1892 – 3 March 1978) was a Norwegian professor of linguistics with the University of Oslo (UiO). He specialized in Indo-Iranian languages.

Studies

During the years 1923 to 1971, Morgenstierne carried out fieldwork in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Iran. In 1924, he undertook the first of his two major linguistic expeditions. He arrived in Kabul with a personal letter of introduction to the King of Afghanistan, from the King of Norway. Together with studying the languages, Morgenstierne collected remarkable scientific materials from the culture of the regional people, like images, movies from pre-Islamic ceremonial dances and sound recordings from nearly extinct languages.[1] The materials are available in his database at the National Library of Norway.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georg Morgenstierne, the languages and culture of South Asia.