Philipp Ruhig
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Philipp Ruhig (March 31, 1675— June 4, 1749) was a Lutheran priest from East Prussia
mostly known as a philosopher and philologist, an early expert in Lithuanian language
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East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
mostly known as a philosopher and philologist, an early expert in Lithuanian language
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
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Major works
- 1745: "Betrachtung der Littauischen Sprache, in ihrem Ursprunge, Wesen und Eigenschaften"
- 1747: "Littauisch-Deutschen und Deutsch-Littauischen Lexicon"