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Кастрен — человек и ученый
Castrén as a person and a researcher

Author(s): Vladimir Bogoraz
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Bibliography, General Reference Works
Published by: Институт языкознания Российской академии наук
Keywords: field work, the indigenous peoples of Siberia, linguistics, ethnography, the Uralic languages, the Altaic languages

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article provides biographical information about M. A. Castrén (1813—1852), describes the dramatic and even tragic moments of his life and pays attention to his field work among the indigenous peoples of Siberia. The author shows M. A. Castrén’s versatility as a researcher and emphasizes the importance of his linguistic and ethnographic works.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 03 (10)
  • Page Range: 092-103
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian