August Fick 2225424 193695281 2008-02-24T13:42:43Z Vitor pk 3993873 ru '''August Fick''' (born [[May 5]], [[1833]], in [[Petershagen]], [[Germany]]; died [[March 24]], [[1916]], in [[Hildesheim]] or [[Breslau]]) was a German [[philologist]]. He spent his life chiefly at [[Göttingen]], where he first studied philology under [[Theodor Benfey]]; became a teacher in the Gymnasium, and eventually in 1876 professor of Comparative Philology in the university; in 1887 accepted a professorship in Breslau, but retired four years later; author of a variety of learned works on philology. == Works == ''"Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen"'' Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1890-1909. OCLC: 63812989 [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/63812989?tab=subjects] {{Germany-academic-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fick, August}} [[Category:1833 births]] [[Category:1916 deaths]] [[Category:German philologists]] [[de:August Fick]] [[fr:August Fick]] [[ru:Фик, Август]]