Johan Ihre
Johan your the Elder ( born March 14, 1707 Lund, † December 1, 1780 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish linguist.
Life
Johan was born as your son of the theologian Thomas your (1659-1720) and his first wife Brita Steuchia († 1710). When the father died, the orphan child was raised by his grandfather, the Archbishop Mattias Steuchius (1644-1730), on.
1730 put Johan from your the master's degree in Uppsala. From 1730 to 1733 he studied abroad ( including in Oxford, London and Paris). In 1734 he became a lecturer at Uppsala University and has held since 1735 by the renowned office of the local librarian. 1737 he was appointed professor of Latin poetry. From 1738 until his death he held the professorship Skytteanische, one of the most prestigious academic positions in Sweden.
1755 Johan was elected to the Royal your Gelehrsamkeits, history and antiques Academy (Swedish Kungliga och Vitterhets History Antikvitets academies). 1757 were raised to the peerage, he and his family.
Work
Johan Your became famous as the founder of Germanic linguistics and comparative linguistics in Sweden. His preliminary work had an influence on Jacob Grimm's discovery of the Germanic sound shift. 1769 appeared your etymological dictionary of the Swedish language in which he does systematic derivations Swedish words from Old Norse and compares with other Germanic languages.
Main works
- Utkast till föreläsningar öfwer Swenska språket ( 1745)
- Fragmenta versonis Ulphilanae, continentia particulas ( 1763)
- Swenskt dialect lexicon (1766)
- Anmärkningar, rörande Codex argenteus i Upsala ( 1767)
- Analecta Ulphilana (1767-1769)
- Glossary Suiogothicum (1769 )
- Scripta versionem Ulphilanam et linguam Moeso - Gothicam illustrantia (1773 )
Private life
1738 married Johan Sara Charlotta your Brauner ( † 1758). After the death of his wife he married a year later Charlotta Johanna Gerner ( 1728-1822 ).