Nikolai Anderson | |
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![]() Nikolai Anderson around 1880 | |
Born | Nikolai Karl Adolf Anderson 6 October 1845 |
Died | 22 March 1905 | (aged 59)
Resting place | Yamburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate |
Nationality | Russian (Baltic German) |
Alma mater | University of Tartu |
Spouse | Adele Vogt[3] |
Awards | Order of St. Anna, 3rd [1] and 2nd class,[2] Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class,[2] Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Finno-Ugric languages |
Institutions | University of Kazan |
Thesis | Studien zur Vergleichung der ugrofinnischen und indogermanischen Sprachen (1879) |
Academic advisors | Leo Meyer |
Nikolai Karl Adolf Anderson (24 September (6 October) 1845 in Kulina, Estonia – 9 (22) March 1905 in Narva, Estonia) was a Baltic German philologist who lived in the Russian Empire. He specialized in comparative linguistics of Finno-Ugric languages.[3]