philologist
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The whole affair was uncovered after Montaclair named a Romanian philologist Eugen Simion as the next recipient of the prize.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Vitaliy, a 26-year-old philologist, was hopeful the proposal could lead to a longer halt in combat.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
One of the central researchers in the early years of Antikythera research was German philologist Albert Rehm, the first person to understand the mechanism as a calculating machine.
From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021
His books and essays frequently resurrect fascinating if half-forgotten polymaths, such as astrologer-mathematician Girolamo Cardano, Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, philologist Joseph Scaliger and groundbreaking philosopher of history Giambattista Vico.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020
Syme was a philologist, a specialist in Newspeak.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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