Era 20th century | Name Georg Morgenstierne | |
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Born 2 January 1892 Oslo, Norway School Descriptive linguistics Died March 3, 1978, Oslo, Norway Parents Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne Grandparents Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne Great-grandparents Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne, Sr. Region Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran Books A New Etymological Vocabula, Irano‑Dardica, Report on a linguistic mission t, Report on a linguistic mission t, Etymological vocabulary of the Sh | ||
Main interests Indo-Iranian languages | ||
Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstierne (2 January 1892 Oslo, Norway – 3 March 1978, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian professor of linguistics with the University of Oslo (UiO). He specialized in Indo-Iranian languages.
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During the years 1923 to 1971, Morgenstierne carried out field works 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. The materials are available in his database at the National Library of Norway.