John Strachan (linguist)

John Strachan (1862–1907) was a scholar of Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and the Celtic languages. He was a professor at Owens College and the Victoria University of Manchester.[1] He is best remembered for the Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus, a collection of material in Old Irish that he edited together with Whitley Stokes, and for the textbook Old Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old Irish Glosses, first published in 1904–05 and later revised by Osborn Bergin. Both of these works are still in print.

John Strachan
Born(1862-01-31)31 January 1862
Keith, Scotland
Died25 September 1907(1907-09-25) (aged 45)
Penarth, Wales
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)linguist, academic
Spouse
Mina Grant
(m. 18861907)
Academic background
Alma materCambridge University, Jena University
Academic work
InstitutionsManchester University
Main interestsCeltic Studies
Notable worksOld-Irish paradigms and selections from the Old-Irish glosses

References

  1. "Obituary. John Strachan". The Athenaeum (4171): 403–404. 5 October 1907.
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