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Johann Georg von Hahn (11 July 1811 – 23 September 1869) was an
Austrian
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and later
Austro-Hungarian
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diplomat,
philologist
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and specialist in
Albanian history
The history of Albania forms a part of the history of Europe. During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Ardiaei, Albanoi, Amantini, Enchele, Taulantii and many others, but also Thracians, Thracian and An ...
,
language
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and
culture
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.
Hahn was born in
Frankfurt am Main
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. In 1847, he was named Austrian consul in
Ioannina
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, today in Greece. He was transferred to the Hellenic Kingdom on the island of
Syros
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in 1851, and from 1869 was the consul-general in
Athens
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. He is considered the founder of
Albanian studies. He assembled and published source materials on Albanian language and culture as descendants of ancient Illyrians.
His published works:
*
Albanesische Studien'. 3 vols. Jena: F. Mauko, 1854; Vienna: Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1853 (reprint Dion.Karavias, Athen 1981)
* ''Reise von Belgrad nach Salonik''. Vienna: K. K. Consul für östliche Griechenland, 1861.
* ''Griechische und albanesische Märchen''. 2 vols. Leipzig: 1864; Munich/Berlin 1918 – as
ebook
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an
several Google Books scansat archive.org
* ''Reise durch die Gebiete von Drin und Wardar''. Vienna: 1867.
* ''Contes populaires grecs''
Free Google eBook(1879). A.-F. Høst, ed.
Books about him:
*Gerhard Grimm, "Johann Georg von Hahn (1811-1869) - Leben und Werk", Wiesbaden 1964
External links
* Biography of Johann Georg von Hahn on the website of
Robert Elsie
Robert Elsie (June 29, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was a Canadian-born German scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore.
Elsie was a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, being the author of numerou ...
*''This article draws heavily on the
corresponding article in the German-language Wikipedia.''
1811 births
1869 deaths
Austrian philologists
Albanologists
Austrian diplomats
Writers from Frankfurt
19th-century diplomats
19th-century philologists
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