Jernej Kopitar

Jernej Kopitar
Born(1780-08-21)21 August 1780
Died11 August 1844(1844-08-11) (aged 63)
NationalitySlovene
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics
Slavic studies

Jernej Kopitar, also known as Bartholomeus Kopitar[1] (21 August 1780 – 11 August 1844), was a Slovene linguist and philologist working in Vienna. He also worked as the Imperial censor for Slovene literature in Vienna. He is perhaps best known for his role in the Serbian language reform started by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, where he played a vital role in supporting the reform by using his reputation and influence as a Slavic philologist.

  1. ^ Merše, Majda. "Jernej Kopitar. Grammatik der Slaviſchen Sprache in Krain, Kärnten und Steyermark". In Ahačič, Kozma (ed.). Slovenske slovnice in pravopisi: spletišče slovenskih slovnic in pravopisov od 1584 do danes. Retrieved August 27, 2020.