Georg Morgenstierne

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Georg Morgenstierne (b. 1892 Oslo, Norway, d. 1978, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian linguist with the University of Oslo.

In 1924, Georg Morgenstierne undertook the first of his two major linguistic expeditions. He arrived in Kabul with a personal letter of introduction to the King of Afghanistan, from the King of Norway.


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  • Report on a Linguistic Mission to Afghanistan. Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning, Serie C I-2. Oslo. ISBN 0-923891-09-9
  • Report on a Linguistic Mission to North-Western India by Georg Morgenstierne ISBN 0-923891-14-5