biography
| name: |
Gabelentz, Hans Conon von der
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pronunciation:
[gabelents]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1807–74)
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| biography:
| Linguist, born in Altenburg, EC Germany. He knew 80 languages, and spoke 30 of them fluently. He is remembered for his great work on the Melanesian languages (1860–73). |
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