Philipp Ruhig

Philipp Ruhig (Lithuanian: Pilypas Ruigys, Latin: Philippus Ruhigius) (March 31, 1675— June 4, 1749) was a Lutheran priest from East Prussia mostly known as a philosopher and philologist, an early expert in Lithuanian language.^[1]

Major works

1745: "Betrachtung der Littauischen Sprache, in ihrem Ursprunge, Wesen und Eigenschaften"
1747: "Littauisch-Deutschen und Deutsch-Littauischen Lexicon"

References

↑ Ruhig, Philipp, Pfarrer und Philologe (German)

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