Bernhard Karlgren (
1889 -
1978) was a
Swedish sinologist[?]. Karlgren was first to use European-style principles of
historical linguistics to study the
Chinese language.
His most influential works include:
- Études sur la phonologie chinoise. 1915-1926.
- Analytic Dictionary of Chinese and Sino-Japanese 1923.
- Grammata Serica Recensa. 1957