Gustaf Renvall
Gustaf Renvall (23 September 1781 – 22 January 1841) was a
philologist.[1]
Gustaf Renvall was born in
Academy of Turku and later was named assistant professor of education. In 1819, he became a clergyman in Uskela and vicar in 1829. He received the title of professor in 1827 and in 1830 received an honorary doctorate in theology.[citation needed
]
Among Renvall's most important works was a dictionary which for more than three decades was the main source of scholarly knowledge of the Finnish language. He died in January 1841 shortly after the completion of his grammar which would establish the western dialects as the principal Finnish literary language. He was buried at St. Olaf's Church, Ulvila.[2]
Noted works
- De orthoëpia et orthographia linguae fenniae (1810) - Finnish Dictionary
- Suomalainen Sana-Kirja (1826) - Finnish Lexicon
- Finsk språklära (1840) - Finnish Grammar
See also
References
- ^ "Gustaf Renvall". helsinki.fi. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Renvall, Gustaf". uppslagsverket. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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