PAUL ANTON DE LAGARDE
\pˈɔːl ˈantɒn də lˈaɡɑːd], \pˈɔːl ˈantɒn də lˈaɡɑːd], \p_ˈɔː_l ˈa_n_t_ɒ_n d_ə l_ˈa_ɡ_ɑː_d]\
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A distinguished German Orientalist; born at Berlin, Nov. 2, 1827; died at Gottingen, Dec. 22, 1891. He became professor of Oriental languages at Gottingen, 1869. Of his very numerous writings the majority relate to the books of the Hebrew Scriptures; but he edited and commented on versions of those books and of the books of the New Testament in Greek, Armenian, Arabic, Syriac, Coptic, etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
