Home›Historical and Comparative Linguistics›Role›PhilologistBrowse ByPhilologistFactsPhilologistSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested18 CE 1PhilologistFilter Results7 entriesEraAll1746 (1)1786 (1)1787 (1)1791 (1)1827 (1)1832 (1)1933 (1)NationalityAllDenmark (1)France (1)Germany (2)United Kingdom (1)United States (2)Language(s) StudiedAllGerman (1)Icelandic (1)Latin (1)Sanskrit (3)SchoolAllHistorical-Comparative (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Calvert WatkinsPhilologistFranz BoppPhilologistMichel BréalPhilologistRasmus RaskPhilologistWilhelm GrimmPhilologistWilliam Dwight WhitneyPhilologistWilliam JonesPhilologistSources1. Wikipedia: Historical LinguisticsWikimedia FoundationDevelopment sectionQuote, Development sectionModern historical linguistics dates to the late 18th century, having originally grown out of the earlier discipline of philology, the study of ancient texts and documents dating back to antiquity.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.