Jens Andreas Friis

Norwegian linguist (1821-1896).

Born May 2nd, 1821 in Sogndalsfjøra.

Died February 16th, 1896 at 74 years old in Christiania.

Occupations
lexicographer, linguist, philologist, translator, writer
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson