Marcus Zuerius Van Boxhorn
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn (August 28, 1612 – October 3, 1653) was a Dutch scholar (his Latinized name was Marcus Zuerius Boxhornius). Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden. He discovered the similarity among Indo-European languages, and supposed the existence of a primitive common language which he called 'Scythian'. He included in his hypothesis Dutch, Greek, Latin, Persian, and German, later adding Slavic, Celtic and Baltic languages. He excluded languages such as Hebrew from his hypothesis. He died in Leiden. Indo-Scythian theory Boxhorn wrote numerous works, especially about the history of his homeland. Marcus Zuërius van Boxhorn was one of the most important historical linguists. His ''Indo-Scythian'' theory laid the foundation for today's understanding of the Indo-European language family. In the 17th century he first investigated a possible genetic relationship mainly in European languages. In his opinion, languages such as Greek, L ...
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Boxhorn Varii Tractatus 065249445 MG 9132
Boxhorn () is a village in the commune of Wincrange, canton of Clervaux, district of Diekirch in northern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the village had a population of 398. Boxhorn is located in the region of Diekirch. Diekirch's capital Diekirch (Diekirch) is approximately 27 km / 17 mi away from Boxhorn (as the crow flies). References Villages in Luxembourg Wincrange {{Clervaux-geo-stub ...
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