Vatroslav Jagić
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Vatroslav Jagić
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| Born |
July 6, 1838 Varaždin, Austrian Empire |
| Died | August 5, 1923 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Fields | Philologist-slavist, linguist, paleographer |
| Institutions |
University of Vienna Odessa University (Novorossiysk University) Saint Petersburg State University Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Doctoral advisor | Franc Miklošič |
| Doctoral students | Ivan Franko |
| Other notable students | Aleksander Brückner |
| Influences | Juraj Križanić |
Vatroslav Jagić (pronounced [ʋǎtroslaʋ jǎːɡitɕ]; July 6, 1838 – August 5, 1923) was a prominent Croatian scholar of Slavic studies in the second half of the 19th century.
Jagić was born in Varaždin (then known by its German name of Warasdin), where he attended the elementary school and is the place where he started his secondary-school education. He finished that level of education at the Gymnasium in Zagreb. Having a particular interest in philology, he moved to Vienna, where he was lectured in Slavic studies under the guidance of Franc Miklošič. He continued his studies and defended his doctoral dissertation Das Leben der Wurzel 'dê in Croatischen Sprachen in Leipzig (Germany) in 1871.
Upon finishing his studies, Jagić returned to Zagreb, where from 1860 to 1870 he held the position of professor at a Croatian high school.
In 1869, Jagić was elected a full member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (now named the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts), and a correspondent member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg. Next year, 1871, he became a professor of Slavic studies at Odessa University (Novorossiysk University) and worked also in Berlin, where he moved in 1874 to become the very first professor of Slavic studies at the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin. Jagić held this post until 1880, when he moved again and became teacher at the University of St Petersburg.
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