philologist

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In 1883 the renowned German Indologist and philologist, Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch copied and translated the inscription into English, dating the text to the year C.E.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

“I’m delighted, but I’m obviously biased,” says philologist Patrick Sims-Williams at Aberystwyth University, who backs this idea.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2021

Coined by philologist Walter William Skeat in 1886, ghost words are often the result of misreadings and typographical errors.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2021

His books and essays frequently resurrect fascinating if half-forgotten polymaths, such as astrologer-mathematician Girolamo Cardano, Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, philologist Joseph Scaliger and groundbreaking philosopher of history Giambattista Vico.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

Syme was a philologist, a specialist in Newspeak.

From "1984" by George Orwell