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Carl Säve

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Carl Säve

Carl Fredrik Säve (22 October 1812 – 27 March 1876) was a Swedish linguist who studied Dalecarlian, Gutnish, Old Norse and runestones.[1]

He passed through the academic ranks at Uppsala University, eventually becoming a professor in Nordic languages in 1859, a position he held his entire life.[1] He is credited with popularizing dialectology in Sweden.[2]

He was the brother of Pehr Arvid Säve.[1] In 1866, he married Ottilia Rosina Johanna Schenson.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Bohman, Nils (ed.). Svenska män och kvinnor, 7. Albert Bonniers förlag: Stockholm. 1954. p. 412
  2. ^ a b Bohman, Nils (ed.). Svenska män och kvinnor, 7. Albert Bonniers förlag: Stockholm. 1954. p. 413