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Johan August Lundell

Swedish linguist

Died when: 88 years 187 days (1062 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Johan August Lundell

Johan August Lundell (25 July 1851 in Kläckeberga, Möre – 28 January 1940 in Uppsala) was a Swedish linguist, professor of Slavic languages at Uppsala University.

He is known for his work on Swedish dialects and for developing Landsmålsalfabetet, a phonetic alphabet used in dialect research.


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