Hermann Osthoff

Hermann Ostoff
Osthoff during his professorship at Heidelberg University
Born(1847-04-18)18 April 1847
Billmerich, Kingdom of Prussia
(now Unna, Germany)
Died7 May 1909(1909-05-07) (aged 62)
Heidelberg, German Empire
(now Heidelberg, Germany)
Known forOsthoff's law
Scientific career
Fieldshistorical linguistics, Indo-European studies

Hermann Osthoff (18 April 1847 – 7 May 1909) was a German linguist. He was involved in Indo-European studies and the Neogrammarian school. He is known for formulating Osthoff's law and published widely on Indo-European word-formation and morphology.

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