Hjalmar Frisk (4 August 1900, in

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– 1 August 1984, in Gothenburg) was a Swedish

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and etymologist in

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. He was also rector of the

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from 1951 to 1966.Göteborgs Universitet
Early on, he became interested in Indo-European studies. Thus, as early as 1927, he published a translation of the historical account '' The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'', written in

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under the title Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς θαλάσσης. His most noted work was the three-volume ''Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch'' (''Greek Etymological Dictionary'') written between 1954 and 1972 and published in

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, Germany. National Library of Sweden catalogue
/ref> In 1968, he became a member of the

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Works

* ''Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch'' (in German). 3 volumes. Heidelberg. 1954–1972 (sometimes cited as 1960–1970).

References

Scholars of Ancient Greek Linguists of Indo-European languages Etymologists Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg Rectors of the University of Gothenburg 1900 births 1984 deaths Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 20th-century Swedish linguists {{Sweden-linguist-stub