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**Daniel Petit** is a **Full Professor of Indo-European Linguistics** at the **École normale supérieure (ENS)** since 2003 and **Director of Studies in Baltic and Indo-European Linguistics** at the **École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)** since 2011. He holds a PhD in Greek Linguistics (1996) and a Habilitation in Baltic Linguistics (2002), both from Paris-Sorbonne Université. His research focuses on historical syntax, comparative grammar of Indo-European languages, Baltic linguistics, and the history of comparative linguistics. **Education**: PhD in Greek Linguistics, Paris-Sorbonne Université (1996) Habilitation in Baltic Linguistics, Paris-Sorbonne Université (2002) Agrégation de Grammaire (1st rank, 1990) Multidisciplinary background including classics, Lithuanian, and Greek linguistics. **Research Interests**: Explores syntactic evolution in Indo-European languages, Baltic language structures, and the historical development of comparative linguistics. Specializes in Latvian, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek, and Lithuanian linguistics and philology. **Awards**: Correspondent member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (2021) Vice-chair of the Indogermanische Gesellschaft (2016-2021) Chevalier des Palmes Académiques (2011) **Advising & Leadership**: Supervised 9 PhD students (4 defended, 5 ongoing) and served on 28 doctoral committees. Organized 15 international conferences. Currently serves as Secretary (Chief Editor) of the *Bulletin de la Société de Linguistique de Paris* since 2017.

• Historical syntax
• Comparative grammar of the Indo-European languages
• Baltic linguistics and philology
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Alexander Lubotsky is a full professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University since 1999, with a career spanning over four decades. His affiliations include leadership roles in major academic institutions and editorial responsibilities for key linguistic series. Education: PhD in Comparative Indo-European Linguistics from Leiden University (1987), MA (doctoraal, 1980), and BA (kandidaats, 1978) in Indo-Iranian studies; Linguistics training at Lomonosov University, Moscow (1973–1976). Lubotsky's research focuses on Indo-European and Indo-Iranian linguistics, etymology, and historical phonology. His work involves analyzing Vedic and Old Iranian texts, tracing non-Indo-European substrates in Indo-Iranian languages, and studying the Phrygian language. His publications reflect a concentration on semantic shifts, phonological patterns, and comparative methodologies. Notable scientific awards include membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) since 2003. He has secured significant grants from NWO and Brill for the Indo-European Etymological Dictionary project, as well as a HERA grant for interdisciplinary studies on ancient European multilingualism. Administrative roles include chairing his department and the Linguistic Olympics, while editorial service highlights his leadership in Leiden Studies in Indo-European and Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series .

• Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
• Indo-Iranian Linguistics
• Philology (Vedic and Old Iranian texts)
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Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Hannes Fellner is University Professor at the University of Vienna, Deputy Head of the Department of European and Comparative Literature and Language Studies, and affiliated with the Research Network Data Science @ Uni Vienna. His expertise lies in historical-comparative linguistics, digital philology, and language ecology, with deep specialization in ancient Indo-European languages such as Tocharian, Sanskrit, and Khotanese, as well as Central Asian and Silk Road studies. Research Interests: Historical-comparative linguistics and nominal morphology Digital philology and digital humanities methodologies Ancient Indo-European languages (Tocharian, Sanskrit, Khotanese) Silk Road history, Central Asian studies, and Buddhist studies Language ecology, linguistic diversity, and the Capitalocene Dialectical philosophy and the works of Hans Heinz Holz China studies and contemporary Chinese ecological discourse His recent scholarly output spans from intricate philological studies of Tocharian morphology to philosophical treatises on dialectical materialism and analyses of China’s ecological civilization discourse. This reflects a unique integration of rigorous linguistic reconstruction with broader humanistic and socio-ecological reflection. Scientific Awards: No specific awards are listed in the provided material. Teaching & Supervision: Fellner regularly teaches introductory and advanced courses in Digital Humanities, Indo-European Studies, Tocharian historical grammar, Vedic language and literature, and digital text analysis. He supervises master’s theses and leads specialized seminars on digital methods in literature and linguistics. Labs & Teams: He is embedded in the Research Network Data Science @ Uni Vienna and actively collaborates within transdisciplinary initiatives linking digital philology, ecological humanities, and Silk Road studies.

• Historical-comparative linguistics
• Digital philology
• Nominal morphology
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Clackson James is a Professor of Comparative Philology at the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, with a career spanning over two decades at the institution. He has held roles including University Reader (2012–2016), Senior Lecturer (2001–2012), and Lecturer (1997–2001) in Classics. His research focuses on ancient languages and linguistics. Fields of Scholarship: Indo-European comparative linguistics, History of Greek and Latin languages, Ancient sociolinguistics, Languages of ancient Italy, Armenian language history. Scientific Awards: Hugh Last Fellowship (2006, British School at Rome) Philip Leverhulme Prize (2001) No further details on publications, students, or grants are available in this dataset. For comprehensive information, refer to his CV or institutional profiles.

• Languages of ancient Italy
• Indo-European comparative linguistics
• History of the Greek language
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Winter Werner was a distinguished academic in Linguistics, holding the position of Professor at Kiel University from 1964 to 1992. He previously taught at institutions such as the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Kansas. His research focused on German, Classical languages (e.g., Latin and Greek), and Slavic studies, with expertise in Indo-European Linguistics. Key Positions: Professor, Kiel University (1964–1992) Professor, University of Texas at Austin (1961–1964) Associate Professor for Slavic studies, University of Texas at Austin (1957–1961) Werner received prestigious honors, including honorary doctorates from the University of Poznań (1984) and the University of Kaliningrad (2000), and served as President of Societas Linguistica Europaea (1991). His academic contributions spanned historical linguistics, philology, and comparative language studies.

• Linguistics
• German Studies
• Classical Languages
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Alwin Kloekhorst is an Associate Professor at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics , specializing in historical and comparative linguistics. He has authored four books, two edited volumes, and approximately 50 articles. Studied Indo-Iranian Languages and Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University (1996-2001) PhD in Linguistics (2007) from Leiden University with distinction Kloekhorst’s research spans Anatolian languages , Proto-Indo-European reconstruction , and other ancient Indo-European languages like Sanskrit and Phrygian. His work combines rigorous philological analysis with innovative methodology, including projects on language contact in pre-Roman North-West Anatolia and the Hethitische Wörterbuch initiative in Munich. His notable achievements include: 2016 ERC HERA grant ( Multilingualism and Minority Languages in Ancient Europe ) 2014 NWO VIDI grant ( Splitting the Mother Tongue ) 2008 NWO VENI grant ( Stressing the Facts: Accentuation in Hittite ) Kloekhorst actively collaborates with European research groups such as the HERA project (Rome, Madrid, Ghent, Siena), the Barcelona-based Los dialectos lúvicos project, and contributes to the Indo-European Etymological Dictionary in Leiden. He also serves as a consultant for etymology at the Oxford English Dictionary .

• Historical linguistics
• Indo-European comparative linguistics
• Anatolian languages
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Probert Philomen is a University Lecturer in Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He holds a D.Phil. in Comparative Philology from Oxford (supervised by Anna Morpurgo Davies) and has held significant fellowships, including the AHRC Leadership Fellowship (2015–2017) and a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (2012). His research focuses on linguistic theory, prosody, Indo-European historical linguistics, and ancient Greek and Latin grammarians. Education: 1997–1999: D.Phil. in Comparative Philology, St John’s College, Oxford 1991–1997: B.A. and M.Phil. in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology at Exeter College, Oxford Research Interests: Linguistic theory with emphasis on prosody Indo-European historical and comparative linguistics Diachronic syntax and ancient grammatical traditions Analysis of Greek, Latin, and Anatolian languages and literatures Recent Work Trends: Recent articles explore ancient Greek syntax (e.g., relative clauses), inscriptional evidence, and theoretical approaches to prosody and accentuation. Collaborative work includes studies on Roman colloquial language and Mycenaean case systems. Awards: Conington Prize (2002) for an Oxford dissertation Teaching Award from the Oxford Learning Institute (2006) Labs/Teams: Active in the Linguistics and Philology department at Oxford, contributing to interdisciplinary research on ancient languages and their historical contexts.

• Linguistic Theory
• Prosody
• Indo-European Historical and Comparative Linguistics
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Dag Trygve Truslew Haug is a Professor of Linguistics and Greek/Latin at the University of Oslo , specializing in syntactic theory, formal semantics, and Indo-European studies. His career spans roles such as Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at Oslo and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

• Linguistics
• Syntactic Theory
• Formal Semantics
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Melanie Malzahn is a Full Professor of Linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, since 2012. She has held significant administrative roles, including Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies (2016–2022) and Director of the Academy Project “Turfan Research” (2017–2022) at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Education : Studied at the Universities of Hamburg and Vienna (1994–2001); Habilitation on the Tocharian Verbal System (2009); Dissertation on sandhi phenomena in the Rigveda (2001). Research Interests span Comparative Indo-European Studies, Vedic Sanskrit, Tocharian, Middle Iranian, and the history and methods of comparative philology. Her work focuses on phonology, morphology, and semantics within Indo-European linguistics, alongside Tocharian and Vedic philology. Scientific Awards include the START Prize (2010), APART Fellowship (2008), and memberships in prestigious academies such as the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Supervision : Since 2012, she has supervised numerous MA and PhD students, including Stefan Höfler, Veronika Milanova, and Patrick Elmer. Her supervised research includes topics on Indo-European kinship terms, Tocharian B compounds, and Vedic aspect semantics.

• Comparative Indo-European Studies
• Vedic Sanskrit
• Tocharian
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Dag Trygve Truslew Haug is a Professor of Linguistics and Greek/Latin at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of Classics. He holds concurrent roles as a Professor of Linguistics and has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. His academic journey includes degrees from the University of Oslo: Cand. mag. (1996), Cand. phil. (1998), and Dr.art. (2001) in Ancient Greek linguistics. Haug’s research focuses on corpus linguistics, syntactic theory, formal semantics, and Indo-European languages, with significant contributions to computational linguistics and historical linguistics. He leads projects like the DAMOS database for Mycenaean studies and the PROIEL treebank for early Indo-European texts. His awards include membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (2016) and the HM King of Norway's Gold Medal for Young Scholars (2002). Haug is actively involved in teaching Greek, Latin, and comparative Indo-European linguistics, and serves on curriculum committees for these disciplines. His research groups include Digital Humanities, Grammar and Meaning, and Language Change. Key areas of innovation involve integrating formal semantics with dependency grammar and developing computational tools for analyzing ancient languages.

• Corpus linguistics
• Syntactic theory
• Formal semantics
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Dr. Peter Rohrbacher is a senior researcher at the Institute for Social Anthropology (ISA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). His work centers on historical anthropology, with a focus on the intersections of ethnology, African/Oriental studies, and Catholic Church networks during Austria's interwar and Nazi periods. He co-edited the seminal three-volume work Völkerkunde zur NS-Zeit aus Wien (2021) and leads projects on Caucasus/Turkestan research and ecclesiastical-political networks, funded by ÖAW and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Rohrbacher's research spans: The history of anthropological theories (e.g., diffusionism, Kulturkreislehre) Colonial ethnology and scientific racism in interwar Europe Vatican-missionary networks and resistance to Nazism Biographical studies of key figures like Wilhelm Schmidt and Richard Thurnwald His recent publications analyze trends in 20th-century anthropology, emphasizing: Methodological debates in Nazi-era ethnography Transdisciplinary approaches combining archaeology, linguistics, and anthropology Institutional histories of the Vienna School of Ethnology Ethical conflicts in colonial and racial scholarship He directs projects including Socio-cultural anthropology during Austria's interwar period and History of anthropology of Caucasus and Turkestan research in Vienna during the Nazi period , collaborating with scholars like Andre Gingrich. No awards or student advisories are documented.

• History of Anthropology
• History of African and Oriental Studies
• History of Catholic Church and Nazism
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Dr. Michaela Zinko is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Antiquity, Faculty of Humanities, Karl-Franzens-University Graz. Since 2019, she has been assigned to the Institute for Antiquity, contributing to projects like the Hittite Dictionary Project (Munich), Sidetic language research, and Anatolian archaeology. She serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Antiquity since 2011. PhD in Comparative Linguistics / Indo-European Studies (1996) Diploma in German Studies / Comparative Linguistics (1992) Her research focuses on Anatolian Languages and Indo-European Studies , particularly the Sidetic script and language. She explores connections between temple economies and cult inventories in Hittite contexts, and has contributed to understanding the military structure of the Hittites through comparative analysis with Mycenaean systems. Key publication trends include Anatolian epigraphy, historical semantics, and interdisciplinary approaches to ancient economies. Recent work connects archaeological findings with linguistic analysis in Turkey. Scientific honors include the Hugo Kleinmayr Prize (1993) for German Studies. She contributes to academic committees like the Saxon Academy of Sciences (since 2014) and German Oriental Society (since 1999). As co-editor of Graz Comparative Studies (Volumes 21, 24, 28) and editorial collaborator, she supports publication networks. Her ongoing projects include Side East Gate and New Paths into Antiquity collaborations.

• Anatolian Languages and Cultures
• Indo-European Languages and Cultures
• Sidetic Script and Language
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Laura Grestenberger is an Associate Professor at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies. Her research focuses on historical and comparative syntax, particularly in Indo-European languages. Her teaching includes courses on Indo-European Syntax Historical Grammar of Old Indic - Morphosyntax Introduction to Diachronic Syntax and supervision of Master's theses. Dr. Grestenberger specializes in the diachronic analysis of syntactic structures, with a focus on Indo-European languages. Her work bridges historical linguistics and modern syntactic theory, emphasizing morphosyntactic evolution. Contact: laura.grestenberger@univie.ac.at , Phone: +43-1-4277-41720, Office: Room O6.16, Sensengasse 3a, 1090 Vienna.

• Indo-European Syntax
• Morphosyntax
• Diachronic Syntax
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Stefan Schumacher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Vienna. His academic focus lies in historical and comparative linguistics, with a particular emphasis on Indo-European language families. Current teaching: Indo-European Phonology, Historical Grammar of Latin, Indo-European Morphology, History of Celtic Languages, Old Irish, Albanian language studies Research areas: Flexion, Syntax, Word Formation, and the historical development of Indo-European languages Contact: stefan.schumacher@univie.ac.at

• Linguistics
• Indo-European Languages
• Historical Grammar
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Emanuele Banfi is a Full Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Milan-Bicocca's Faculty of Education, where he founded the Degree Course in Intercultural Communication (2001-2005). His career includes roles as a researcher and professor at the University of Trento (1970-1999) and leadership as Dean (1995-1998). He specializes in Indo-European, Greek, Latin, Chinese, and Japanese linguistics. Education: Classics degree (University of Milan, 1970); diplomas in Arabic, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese linguistics Research: Comparative historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, and typological analysis of European, Ural-Altaic, and Sino-Tibetan languages His work spans diglossia, bilingualism, and the evolution of linguistic systems, with a focus on Italian, Greek, and Balkan languages. He has collaborated with institutions in Berlin, Paris, New York, and Tokyo. Notable awards include election to the Academia Ambrosiana (2011) and leadership roles in the Italian Linguistic Society and CIPL.

• Historical Linguistics
• General Linguistics
• Indo-European Linguistics
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