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LITERATURE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH.
this field the above mentioned Christian Molbech distinguished himself by his great lexicographical works, "Dansk Ordbog," "Dansk Dialektlexikon," etc. We have already mentioned N. M. Petersen as the author of many valuable linguistic works. But the most distinguished scholar in this field is Rasmus Christian Rask (1787-1831). By his prize essay on the Old Norse or Icelandic language, by his Icelandic grammar and other works, he laid the foundation of a comprehensive and systematic study of this old language. His extraordinary linguistic talent is also demonstrated by the fact that he is one of the founders of modern comparative philology.[1]
In classical philology Johan Nicolai Madvig (born 1804) has attained a world-wide reputation.
- ↑ R. Rask: Samlede Afhandlinger, I-III, Copenhagen, 1834-1838.
