George Stephens

George Stephens (Liverpool, 13 December, 1813 — Copenhagen, 9 August, 1895) was an archeologist and philologist, who worked in Scandinavia, especially on interpreting runic inscriptions.

Stephens studied at University College London. In 1834, he married Mary Bennett and moved to Sweden, studying Scandinavian medieval literature and folklore. His collection of fairy tales together with Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius was often reprinted. Stephens moved to Denmark, became a lecturer in English at Copenhagen University in 1851, and a professor in 1855. He published regularly in The Gentleman's Magazine. In 1860, he discovered the Waldere fragments. In 1876, Uppsala University made him doctor honoris causa.

Bibliography

* "Conversational outlines of English grammar : intended as an easy introduction to that language..." (Stockholm, 1837).
* "Förteckning öfver de förnämsta brittiska och fransyska handskrifterna uti Kongl. bibliotheket i Stockholm" (Stockholm, 1847)
* "Revenge, or Woman's Love: a melodrama in five acts" (Copenhagen and London, 1857) (Eric the Victorious is one of the protagonists)
* "The rescue of Robert Burns, February 1759" (Cheapinghaven, 1859)
* "The Old-Northern runic monuments of Scandinavia and England", 4 volumes (London and Copenhagen, 1866-1901)
* "Old Norse fairy tales" (1882)
* "The runes : whence came they" (London, 1894)

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