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Johannis Buxtorfi thesaurus grammaticus linguae sanctae Hebraeae….Lectionis Hebraeo-Germanicae usus
Buxtorf, Johannes
Basel, 1629
893.14 B98
Yiddish began to be studied as an academic subject well before the 19th or 20th century. In 1609, Johannis Buxtorf, a professor in Basel (well-known for his work on Hebrew grammar), added a section on Yiddish grammar to the Hebrew grammar he published. Buxtorf promoted the study of Yiddish as an aid to learning Hebrew because of its similarity to German.