Reinder van der Meulen

Reinder van der Meulen (; 28 May 188217 April 1972) was a Dutch linguist. He received his doctorate in 1907. He was appointed a Member of the Dutch Academy of Sciences in 1925. From 1900 to 1907, he was in Leiden, then at the University of Leipzig where he studied Baltic and Slavic languages. Under the supervision of August Leskien, he defended his thesis on Nature comparisons in Lithuanian songs and laments (''[https://books.google.com/books?id=DkUvAQAAIAAJ Die Naturvergleiche in der Liedern und Totenklagen der Litauer]'' 1907, Lithuanian 1919, translated by M. Biržiška). From 1946 to 1952, he was Full Professor of Baltic and Slavic languages at Leiden University. In 1908 he visited Lithuania. He participated in the II general meeting of the Lithuanian Science Society, and was elected a corresponding member of this society. From 1907 to 1912 worked as a teacher. From 1912 to 1935, he edited the Dictionary of the Dutch Language (''Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal''). He published articles on Lithuanian onomastics and the Prussian language in the publications of the Dutch Academy of Sciences. Provided by Wikipedia