Hans Conon Von Der Gabelentz

Hans Conon von der Gabelentz (13 October 1807–3 September 1874) was a German linguistic researcher and authority on the Manchu language. He was prime minister of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg from 1848 to 1849.

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