August Leskien: Difference between revisions

Leskien was born in [[Kiel]]. He studied [[philology]] at the universities of [[University of Kiel|Kiel]] and [[University of Leipzig|Leipzig]], receiving his [[doctorate]] from the latter in 1864. He taught [[Latin]] and [[Ancient Greek]] at the {{lang|de|[[Thomasschule zu Leipzig]]}} from 1864-1866. In 1866 he began studying comparative linguistics under [[August Schleicher]] at the [[University of Jena]]. He completed his [[habilitation]] in 1867 and went on to lecture at the [[University of Göttingen]].

He was appointed as the ''extraordinary ({{lang|-de|außerordentlicher}}'') professor of comparative linguistics and [[Sanskrit]] at Jena in 1868. Two years later he was named as the ''außerordentlicher''extraordinary professor of Slavic philology at the University of Leipzig. He was promoted to full (({{lang-de|ordentlicher}}) professorship in 1876 and remained in the position until 1915. Leskien was a founding member of the journal ''{{lang|de|Archiv für slavische Philologie}}''. He died in Leipzig.