Wiedemann, Ferdinand I.

(1805 - 1887). He studied at the University of Dorpat. Already the first of his works: "Versuch einer Grammatik der syrjanischen Sprache" (Revel, 1847) and "Versech einer Grammatik der Tscheremissischen Sprache" (Revel, 1847), focused their attention Academy of Sciences. Of particular importance was his "Grammatik der votjakischen Sprache" (ib., 1851), which was the almost the first scientific work in this area. Immediately after Wiedemann, in collaboration with Weber, published a description of the flora Ostsee ( "Beschreibung der phanerorganischen Gewachse Esth-, Liv-und Curlands". Revel, 1852) is particularly valuable in this work the linguistic development of local names. In 1857, Mr.. Wiedemann was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, instructing him to develop the remaining after the death of SjцІgren's manuscripts by language Liv. Wiedemann replenished the gaps in the materials Sjogren and issued "J. A. Sjogren's Livische Grammatik nebst Sprachproben "and" Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Worterbuch "(form the second volume of" Sjogren's Gesammelte Schriften ", St. Petersburg., 1861). Other works Wiedemann: "Versuch uber den werroesthnischen Dialect" (St. Petersburg, . 1864); "Grammatik der ersamordwinischen Sprache" (St. Petersburg, . 1865); "Esthnisch-deutsches Worterbuch" (St. Petersburg, . 2 ed., . 1891 - 93); "Review of the fate of the former and current state of the Liv (St. Petersburg, . 1870), "On the origin of language and the now extinct in Kurland krevinov (St. Petersburg, . 1872; is in German); "Grammatik der esthnischen Sprache" (St. Petersburg, . 1875); "Aus dem inneren und ausseren Leben der Esthen" (St. Petersburg, . 1876); "Syrjanisch deutsches Worterbuch" (St. Petersburg, . 1880); "Grammatik der syrjanischen Spache, . mit Berucksichtigung ihrer Dialekte und des Wotjakischen "(St. Petersburg, . 1884).,