Noun
One versed in philology.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA person who pursues this kind of study is known as a philologist. Source: Internet
Danish philologist Rasmus Christian Rask described what he vaguely called "Scythian" languages in 1834, which included Finno-Ugric, Turkic, Samoyedic, Eskimo, Caucasian, Basque and others. Source: Internet
Childe was a philologist turned archaeologist. Source: Internet
He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. Source: Internet
He was inspired by the work of Danish philologist Rasmus Rask as a boy, and with the help of Rask's grammars taught himself some Icelandic, Italian, and Spanish. Source: Internet
Humboldt's work as a philologist in Basque has had more extensive impact than his other work. Source: Internet