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Bernhard Karlgren

Bernhard Karlgren (1889 - 1978) was a Swedish sinologist[?]. Karlgren was first to use European-style principles of historical linguistics to study the Chinese language.

His most influential works include:

Études sur la phonologie chinoise. 1915-1926.
Analytic Dictionary of Chinese and Sino-Japanese 1923.
Grammata Serica Recensa. 1957

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