Otto von Friesen
1870-1942.
Linguist, runologist.
Otto von Friesen was born in Kulltorps parish, Jönköping county, and his most important scientific works deal with runic writing.
In 1897 von Friesen became an associate professor of Nordic languages at Uppsala University.
He published Om runskrifts härkomst (1906) and Rökstenen (1920), in which he claimed that the enigmatic stone is about a conflict between Ostrogoths and Frisian merchants.
During the years 1905-1936, von Friesen was a professor of Swedish language, became a member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1928 and was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1929.
Burial site: 0106-0332
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