Estonian linguist and botanist (1805-1887).
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (30 March [O.S. 18 March] 1805 in Hapsal (now Haapsalu) – 29 December [O.S. 17 December] 1887 in Saint Petersburg) was a linguist who researched Uralic languages, mostly Estonian. Wiedemann was also a botanist. Wiedemann was of German-Swedish origin. In 1869 he published an Estonian-German dictionary (Ehstnisch-deutsches Wörterbuch), which was the richest dictionary of Estonian words for a long time.
Abbreviations: Wiedem.
Occupations: linguist, botanist, botanical collector, Finno-Ugrist
Citizenships: Russian Empire
Languages: Russian, German, Estonian
Dates: 1805-03-30T00:00:00Z – 1887-12-29T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Haapsalu
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