Sextil Pușcariu was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian linguist and philologist who became one of the leading scholars of the Romanian language. Educated in France and Germany, he worked as a professor at Czernowitz in the Duchy of Bukovina and was active in Transylvania's cultural life. He began his scholarly career in 1906 when he was tasked with compiling a general dictionary of the Romanian language, a project that grew into a major, decades-long undertaking. His research spanned dialectology, etymology and the history of the Romanian language, and he published widely across these disciplines.
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P27 (country of citizenship): Romania
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P27 (country of citizenship): Austria-Hungary
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P20 (place of death): Bran, Romania
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P19 (place of birth): Brașov, Romania
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He began his scholarly career in 1906, when he was tasked with compiling a general dictionary of the Romanian language.
Member Of: Leipzig University, Origins and early life
At the University of Paris, between 1899 and 1901, he studied under Gaston Paris, while his doctoral adviser at Leipzig University was Gustav Weigand.
Member Of: University of Vienna, Origins and early life
He also studied at the University of Vienna, teaching there in 1904.
Member Of: Chernivtsi University, Debut in academia and World War I experience
Pușcariu taught Romanian language and literature at Czernowitz University in the Duchy of Bukovina from 1906.
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was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian linguist
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