Jaan Puhvel
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Born | [2] Tallinn, Estonia | 24 January 1932
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Spouse | Madli Puhvel |
Awards | Order of the White Star, Third Class (2001) |
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Discipline | Linguistics |
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Notable works | Hittite Etymological Dictionary (1984–)[1]
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Jaan Puhvel (born 24 January 1932)
Born in Estonia, Puhvel fled his country with his family in 1944 following the
Puhvel is the founder of the Hittite Etymological Dictionary, and the author and editor of several works on Proto-Indo-European mythology and Proto-Indo-European society.
Early life and education
Jaan Puhvel was born in
Puhvel graduated from high school in Sweden in 1949, and his family subsequently emigrated to Canada. He studied Latin, French and Ancient Greek at McGill University, where he graduated with an MA in comparative linguistics in 1952, for which he earned the Governor General's Gold Medal.[4]
With a scholarship from the Canadian government, Puhvel went to study at
Career
Puhvel taught
Puhvel was President of the
Puhvel has retired from UCLA as Professor Emeritus of Classical Linguistics, Indo-European Studies and Hittite.
The Estonian poet Kaarel Kressa has characterized Puhvel as one of the world's most prominent Hittitologists, and one of the foremost Estonian scholars.[1]
Personal life
Puhvel married Estonian microbiologist Madli Puhvel on 4 June 1960, with whom he has three children.[4] He is the brother of philologist Martin Puhvel.[5] He resides in Encino, Los Angeles,[4] but spends every summer at the restored family farm in Kõrvemaa, Estonia.[1]
Selected works
- (Contributor) Studies Presented to Joshua Whatmough, Mouton, 1957.[4]
- Laryngeals and the Indo-European Verb. University of California Press, 1960.[4]
- (Contributor) Mycenaean Studies, University of Wisconsin Press, 1964.[4]
- (Contributor) Evidence for Laryngeals, Mouton, 1965.[4]
- (Editor with Henrik Birnbaum, and Contributor) Ancient Indo-European Dialects, University of California Press, 1966.[4]
- (Editor) Substance and Structure of Language, University of California Press, 1969.[4]
- (Editor and Contributor) Myth and Law among the Indo-Europeans: Studies in Indo-European Comparative Mythology, University of California Press, 1970.[4]
- (Contributor) Indo-European and Indo- Europeans, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1970.[4]
- (Editor and Contributor) Baltic Literature and Linguistics, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, 1973.[4]
- (Co-editor with Gerald James Larson and C. Scott Littleton, and Contributor) Myth in Indo-European Antiquity, University of California Press, 1974.[4]
- (Editor with Ronald Stroud) California Studies in Classical Antiquity, Volume 8, University of California Press, 1976.[4]
- Analecta Indoeuropaea, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck, 1981.[4]
- (Editor) Georges Dumezil, The Stakes of the Warrior, University of California Press, 1983.[4]
- (Editor) Hittite Etymological Dictionary. Mouton de Gruyter, 1984– .[4]
- (Editor with David Weeks) The Plight of the Sorcerer, University of California Press, 1986.[4]
- Comparative Mythology, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987.[4]
- Homer and Hittite. Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck, 1991.[11]
- Ulgvel ja umbes: poole sajandi hajalauitmeid, esseid ja arvustusi, Ilmamaa, 2001.[2]
- Võõraile võõrsil: eesti- ja soomeainelisi esseid ja arvustusi, Ilmamaa, 2007.[2]
- (Contributor) Gilgameši eepos”, Alfapress, 2010.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kressa, Kaarel [in Estonian] (21 March 2008). "Jaan Puhvel otsib kiilkirjast indoeuroopa keelepuu juuri". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Eesti entsüklopeedia]. 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Bulletin of Baltic Studies" (1–8). Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies. 1970: 26.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Contemporary Authors. 13 February 2001.
- ^ a b c d e "Filoloogi tee Westholmi koolipoisist Harvardi doktoriks. Prof. Jaan Puhveli intervjuu ajakirjale "Keel ja Kirjandus"". Keel ja Kirjandus. 4: 229–233. 1992.
- ^ a b c d e Valk 2007, pp. 37–39.
- ^ "Puhvel, Jaan". University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ISBN 9985-70-064-3, S. 381
- ^ Kressa, Kaarel. "Jaan Puhvel". President.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Sazonov, Vladimir (28 October 2011). "Kes oli Gilgameš?". Sirp (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Disterheft, Huld & Greppin 1997, p. XXIV.
Sources
- Disterheft, Dorothy; Huld, Martin; ISSN 0895-7258.
- Valk, Ülo (2007). "Päike Anatoolia maastikel. Jaan Puhvel 75" (PDF). Keel ja Kirjandus. 74–75. Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies: 37–39. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Jaan Puhvel". Contemporary Authors. Gale. 13 February 2001. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
Further reading
- ISSN 0895-7258.