Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (30 March [O.S. 18 March] 1805 in Hapsal (now Haapsalu) – 29 December [O.S. 17 December] 1887 in Saint Petersburg)[1] was an Estonian linguist who researched Uralic languages, mostly Estonian. Wiedemann was also a botanist.

Wiedemann was of German-Swedish origin. 1869 he published an Estonian-German dictionary (Ehstnisch-deutsches Wörterbuch), which was the richest dictionary of Estonian words for a long time.

References

  1. ↑ "Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann". EEVA: Digital Text Repository for Older Estonian Literature.
  2. ↑ "Author Query for 'Wiedem.'". International Plant Names Index.