Jaan Puhvel

Linguist

Birthday January 24, 1932

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Estonia

Age 92 years old

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About

An Estonian-American, Indo-Europeanist who is best known for his Hittite Etymological Dictionary.

Before Fame

He was born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia.

Trivia

He was a student of French philologist Georges Dumezil.

Family Life

His brother Martin Puhvel is also a linguist.

Associated With

He was born in the same country as fellow linguist Jakob Hurt.