Janez Orešnik

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Prof. Dr. Janez Orešnik (1935-) was born on December 12, 1935 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Ljubljana in 1958, and completed his Ph.D. at the same institution in 1965. He continued with post-doctoral studies at the Harvard University.

Dr. Orešnik is a recognized specialist for comparative linguistics. He is also the Chair of the Department for Comparative and General Linguistics at the University of Ljubljana since 1990 and a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts since 1993.