| LC control no. | n 50016211 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wiener, Leo, 1862-1939 |
| Variant(s) | Viner, L., 1862-1939 Weiner, Leo, 1862-1939 |
| Associated country | U.S. |
| Birth date | 1862 |
| Death date | 1939 |
| Place of birth | Białystok, Poland |
| Field of activity | Slavic literature--History and criticism Slavic literature--Study and teaching (Higher) Russian language--Translating into English Yiddish literature--History and criticism |
| Affiliation | Harvard University |
| Profession or occupation | Philologists Linguists Translators Literature teachers College teachers |
| Found in | His Africa and the discovery of America, 1999: CIP t.p. (Leo Wiener) Tolstoy, L. Four Gospels harmonized and translated, c1904: t.p. (Leo Weiner, asst. prof. of Slavic languages at Harvard) OCLC, Nov. 30, 2005 (hdg.: Weiner, Leo, 1862-1939; Weiner, Leo, 1862- ; Weiner, Leo; usage: Leo Weiner) Wikipedia, July 22, 2013 (Leo Wiener (1862-1939) was an American historian, linguist, author and translator; born in Russia, of Polish-Jewish origin, and spent the early part of his childhood in Russia; beginning in 1896, Wiener lectured on Slavic cultures at Harvard University and became the first American professor of Slavic literature. He translated 24 volumes of Lev Tolstoy's works into English) Wikisource, July 22, 2013 (Leo Wiener (1862-1939). Professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Harvard University. Translator of Russian works, notably from Leo Tolstoy. Contributor to German, Russian, French, English, and American philological periodicals.) Jews in the American academy, 1900-1940, 1998, via Google books, viewed July 22, 2013: p. 8 (Leo Wiener; born in Bialystok in 1862) p. 14 (philologist) The Blackwell dictionary of Judaica, 1992, via Blackwell reference online, July 22, 2013 (Wiener, Leo (1862-1939). American philologist. He was born in Bialystok, Poland. In 1882 he settled in the US, where he became a professor at Harvard University. His publications include History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century) |
| Invalid LCCN | no2005112968 |
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