Christian Stang
Christian Stang | |
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Stang, c. 1933 | |
| Born | 15 March 1900 Kristiania, Norway (now Oslo, Norway) |
| Died | 2 July 1977 (aged 77) Kirkenes, Norway |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Indo-European linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Oslo |
| Notable ideas | Stang's law Stang–Ivšić's law |
Christian Schweigaard Stang (15 March 1900 – 2 July 1977) was a Norwegian linguist, Slavicist, and Balticist, who served as professor of Balto-Slavic languages at the University of Oslo from 1938 until shortly before his death in 1977. He specialized in the study of Lithuanian and was highly regarded in Lithuania.