Willem Caland
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Willem Caland was a Dutch
Indologist. He studied in Leiden and graduated in 1882.
In Indo-European studies
, the term "Caland system" is named after him.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Indologist. He studied in Leiden and graduated in 1882.
In Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies
Indo-European studies is a field of linguistics dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. Its goal is to amass information about the hypothetical proto-language from which all of these languages are descended, a language dubbed Proto-Indo-European , and its speakers, the...
, the term "Caland system" is named after him.