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Theodor Wisén

Swedish philologist (1835–1892)

Summary

Swedish philologist (1835–1892)

Field	Value
name	Theodor Wisén
image	Theodor Wisén.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Vissefjärda, Kalmar County, Sweden
death_date
death_place	Lund, Sweden
occupation	Professor of Nordic languages at Lund University; Member of the Swedish Academy
alma_mater	Lund University
awards	Kungliga priset (1874)
module	{{Infobox officeholder	embed=yes
office	Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 5)
termstart	20 December 1878
termend	15 February 1892
predecessor	Johan Erik Rydqvist
successor	Knut Fredrik Söderwall

(Seat No. 5) Theodor Wisén (31 March 1835 – 15 February 1892) was a Swedish philologist of Scandinavian languages.

Biography

Wisén was born in the parish of Vissefjärda in Kalmar County. He studied the classics, especially Greek, before turning to Scandinavian languages. He was appointed professor in Lund in 1865, a position he held until his death. Wisén was reportedly a gifted teacher. His edition of the Homiliu-bok was awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy in 1874, and he published a number of notable books and monographs on Icelandic poetry.

He held the chair of Scandinavian languages at Lund University from 1865, was the rector of the university 1876–1877, its prorector 1877–1885, and again rector 1885–1891. He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1878.

In 1889 he published the second edition of the Swedish Academy's Ordlista, and in the 1880s was appointed editor-in-chief of Academy's dictionary.

Select bibliography

Homiliu-bok (edited, Lund, 1872)
Riddara-rimur (published by Samfund til Udgivelse af gammel nordisk Literatur, 1881)
Carmina norrena (1886, with glossary published 1889)

Sources

Nils Linder (signed "-r") (1921), "Wisén, Teodor", Nordisk familjebok, Volume 32, 820–822.

References

Dodge, Daniel Kilham. (1892). "Obituary: Theodor Wisen". Johns Hopkins Press.
(1921). "Viii (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 32. Werth - Väderkvarn)".

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