Otto Behaghel
German academic
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| Intro | German academic | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Linguist Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 3 May 1854, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Death | 9 October 1936Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany (aged 82 years) |
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Biography
Otto Behaghel (May 3, 1854 in Karlsruhe – October 9, 1936 in Munich) was a germanist and professor in Heidelberg, Basel, and Gießen.
He added theoretical contributions to the German and Middle High German language. He formulated Behaghel's laws. His work is still important in Theme and rheme research.
Works
- Geschichte der deutschen Sprache (1891)
- Heliand und Genesis (1903)
- Deutsche Syntax, 3 volumes (1923-1928)