Leo Meyer (philologist)

Leo Meyer (1830—1910) was a German philologist

Biography

He was born at Bledeln, a village in the Hildesheim district, near Hanover. He was educated at Göttingen and Berlin. From 1862 to 1865, he was professor in Göttingen, and in 1865 he became professor of comparative philology at Dorpat. In 1889 he again accepted a chair at Göttingen.

Writings

His contributions to philological literature include:

• Vergleichende Grammatik der griechischen und lateinischen Sprache (Comparative grammar of Greek and Latin; 1861-65)
• Die gothische Sprache (The Gothic tongue; 1869)
• Handbuch der griechischen Etymologie (Handbook of Greek etymology; 1901)

Other writings include:

• Glauben und Wissen (Belief and knowledge; 1876)
• Ueber das Leben nach dem Tode (On life after death; 1882)

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Meyer, Leo". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.