Talk:Håkon Melberg

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Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

We need some sections here... --Nnp 23:09, 28 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

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Attestation from two of his teachers, and from L.L. Hammerich, the only one that has published critical comments to Melberg's work:

From Professor Dr. Sten Konow, Oslo University, December 23, 1937 (extract):

"... 1931 - 1936 Håkon Melberg attended my lectures and classes in Sanskrit, Avestan, "Tokharian", and a short time also in Saka... He always gave proofs of a clear and unbiased understanding and a great faculty of seeing the problems and not leaving them before they had been mastered. He has acquired a good knowledge of (list of languages), and I know that his knowledge of Irish is far beyond the average. I am absolutely confident that he will be able to make important contributions to our understanding of those linguistic and philological problems to which he will devote his great energy and solid training."

From Professor Dr. C. Marstrander, Oslo University, December 18, 1937 (translated from Norwegian):

"Håkon Melberg has for deveral years been studying Celtic languages and Comparative linguistics (? Sammenlignende sprogvidenskap) with me at the University in Oslo. Some years ago he received a Royal gold medal for a scientific work.(*) He is one of the most promising young linguists we have had at the university during the last 30 years (? den siste menneskealder). All who have learned to know him deeply regret that he is leaving the university. I can no better recommendation give him."

(*) This was for a treatise titled 'Genitivus qualitatis en Latin et des langues Indo-europeennes', 1932

From Professor Dr. L.L. Hammerich, President i Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabers Selskab, København, May 23, 1953 (extract, translated from Danish):

"Mr. Håkon Melberg is a scientist with exceptionally (?særdeles) good knowledge of Celtic and old German philology, and in the Scandinavian and other German peoples' elder history. He is also a man rich on ideas and with a gift for comprehensive methodical work. That I, even on essential points, not always agree with him, does not shake (?rokke) this evaluation. He will no doubt also sometimes disagree with me. ..."

Which ones?

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article states he knew an incredible number of languages. It'd be nice to know which ones he knew. CsikosLo (talk) 14:57, 15 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

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