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Dutch linguist (1907-2003)

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Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus "Frans" Kuiper was a Dutch linguist and Indologist. Between 1939 and 1972, he was professor of Sanskrit at Leiden University. He served as chair of the Balto-Slavic languages, taking on the role in 1941.

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The Gymnasium Haganum in 1919, around the time Kuiper began study thereThe Gymnasium Haganum in 1919, around the time Kuiper began study thereKuiper taught at the lyceum in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, as a condition of his military scholarship.Kuiper taught at the lyceum in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, as a condition of his military scholarship.Kuiper family grave at Rhijnhof cemetery in LeidenKuiper family grave at Rhijnhof cemetery in Leiden

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Order of the Netherlands Lion

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Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus "Frans" Kuiper was a Dutch linguist and Indologist. Between 1939 and 1972, he was professor of Sanskrit at Leiden University. He served as chair of the Balto-Slavic languages, taking on the role in 1941. His research focused largely on Sanskrit, historical linguistics, and historical Indian mythology, though he contributed significantly to research of laryngeal theory and the Munda languages as well.

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Lived 1907 to 2003 · aged 96
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