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Jerzy Kuryłowicz
Polish linguist (1895-1978) · Poland · On the map · Academics · Died at 82
Jerzy Kuryłowicz was a Polish linguist whose main area of interest was historical linguistics, specifically Indo-European studies. He is known for identifying consonantal reflexes in Hittite that were previously only hypothesized by Ferdinand de Saussure, thereby offering first direct evidence for the laryngeal theory.
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1978Died28 January 19781973Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward1957Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAwardVolney PrizeAward1937Commander of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward1895Born26 August 1895
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Academics
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Lived 1895 to 1978 · aged 82
