Otto von Böhtlingk
Otto von Böhtlingk | |
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Portrait of Otto von Böhtlingk | |
| Born | 30 May [O.S. 11 June] 1815 |
| Died | April 1, 1904 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Known for | the most notable Russian Sanskritologist of the 19th century, creator of a Sanskrit dictionary in 7 volumes, the first scientific grammar of the Yakut language, etc. |
| Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Anna, Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus |
Otto von Böhtlingk (Russian: Оттон Николаевич Бётлингк, Otton Nikolayevich Byotlingk; 30 May [O.S. 11 June] 1815 – 19 March [O.S. 1 April] 1904) was a Russian-German Indologist and Sanskrit scholar. His magnum opus was a Sanskrit-German dictionary.