Theodor Wisén (31 March 1835 – 15 February 1892) was a Swedish philologist of Scandinavian languages.

Biography

Wisén was born in the parish of

Vissefjärda Vissefjärda is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden. Vissefjärda is also the name of the parish. Vissefjärda Church Vissefjärda Church (''Vissefjärda kyrka'') dates to February 28, 1773. It is associated w ...

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Geo ...

. He studied the classics, especially Greek, before turning to Scandinavian languages. He was appointed professor in Lund in 1865, a position he held until his death. Wisén was reportedly a gifted teacher. His edition of the ''Homiliu-bok'' was awarded the prize by the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...

in 1874, and he published a number of notable books and monographs on Icelandic poetry. He held the chair of Scandinavian languages at Lund University from 1865, was the rector of the university 1876–1877, its prorector 1877–1885, and again rector 1885–1891. He was elected a member of the

in 1878. In 1889 he published the second edition of the Swedish Academy's '' Ordlista'', and in the 1880s was appointed editor-in-chief of Academy's dictionary.

Select bibliography

*''Homiliu-bok'' (edited, Lund, 1872) *''Riddara-rimur'' (published by Samfund til Udgivelse af gammel nordisk Literatur, 1881) *''Carmina norrena (1886, with glossary published 1889)

Sources

*Nils Linder (signed "-r") (1921),
Wisén, Teodor
,

Nordisk familjebok ''Nordisk familjebok'' (, "Nordic Family Book") is a Swedish encyclopedia that was published in print from between 1876 and 1993, and that is now fully available in digital form via Project Runeberg at Linköping University. Despite their consi ...

, Volume 32, 820-822.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wisen, Theodor Linguists from Sweden Members of the Swedish Academy 1835 births 1892 deaths Lund University faculty Rectors of Lund University