August Leskien

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August Leskien (German: [ˈaʊɡʊst lɛsˈkiːn]; 8 July 1840 – 20 September 1916) was a German linguist who studied comparative linguistics, particularly relating to the Baltic and Slavic languages.

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Image: The caption says «W. Str. fec.»; most likely the German linguist Wilhelm Streitberg (1864–1925)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.