Eduard Sievers

Eduard Sievers
Sievers, c. 1900
Born	(1850-11-25)25 November 1850 Lippoldsberg, Germany
Died	30 March 1932(1932-03-30) (aged 81) Leipzig, Germany
Nationality	German
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Academic work
Discipline	Germanic studies Indo-European studies
Institutions	University of Jena University of Tübingen University of Halle University of Leipzig
Notable students	Holger Pedersen Jost Winteler Theodor Capidan Elisabeth Karg-Gasterstädt Fritz Reuter Robert Herndon Fife, Jr.
Main interests	Germanic linguistics Indo-European linguistics

Eduard Sievers (German: [ˈeːduaʁt ˈziːvɐs]; 25 November 1850, Lippoldsberg – 30 March 1932, Leipzig) was a German philologist of the classical and Germanic languages. Sievers was one of the Junggrammatiker of the so-called "Leipzig School". He was one of the most influential historical linguists of the late nineteenth century. He is known for his recovery of the poetic traditions of Germanic languages such as Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon, as well as for his discovery of Sievers' law.