You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Norwegian. (July 2019) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne (2 January 1892 – 3 March 1978) was a Norwegian professor of linguistics with the University of Oslo (UiO). He specialized in Indo-Iranian languages.
Georg Morgenstierne | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne 2 January 1892 |
| Died | 3 March 1978 (aged 86) Oslo, Norway |
| Era | 20th century |
| Region | Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Iran |
| School | Descriptive linguistics |
Main interests | Indo-Iranian languages |
Studies
editDuring the years 1923 to 1971, Morgenstierne carried out fieldwork in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Iran. In 1924, he undertook the first of his two major linguistic expeditions. He arrived in Kabul with a personal letter of introduction to the King of Afghanistan, from the King of Norway. Together with studying the languages, Morgenstierne collected remarkable scientific materials from the culture of the regional people, like images, movies from pre-Islamic ceremonial dances and sound recordings from nearly extinct languages.[1] The materials are available in his database at the National Library of Norway.
Writings
edit- His publications Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine listed in BIBSYS
- Report on a Linguistic Mission to Afghanistan. Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning, Serie C I-2. Oslo. ISBN 0-923891-09-9
- Report on a Linguistic Mission to North-Western India by Georg Morgenstierne ISBN 0-923891-14-5
Further reading
edit- Nils Johan Ringdal: Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstiernes forunderlige liv og reiser Aschehoug 2008 ISBN 978-82-03-18833-6 (in Norwegian)
- Ulf Andenæs: En norsk legende i Orienten. Bokanmeldelse i Aftenposten Kultur 22 May 2008 side 10 (in Norwegian)
- Hartmut Haberland: Bokmelding, Nils Johan Ringdal, Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstiernes forunderlige liv og reiser, Rask. Internationalt tidsskrift for sprog og kommunikation (Odense) 36: 103-111.
References
editExternal links
edit
- National Library of Norway
- Search the general Morgenstierne database in the National Library of Norway site
   | This article about a Norwegian writer, poet or journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |