Hans Kamstrup Vogt (1 June 1903 – 25 September 1986) was aNorwegian linguist who specialized in theCaucasian languages, especiallyGeorgian. He also did significant early work on theKalispel language and produced an interesting dictionary of theUbykh language.
He was a member of theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1937, theRoyal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters from 1957 and of theNorwegian Academy for Language and Literature from 1971. He was an honorary member of theLinguistic Society of America, theSocietas Caucasologica Europaea and the Georgian Academy of Languages. He held anhonorary degree at theTbilisi State University and won theNansen Medal in 1967. He was decorated as a Commander of theOrder of St. Olav (1966) and Chevalier of theLegion of Honour.[1][2]
Politically he was a member of the organizationMot Dag from 1926 to 1936.[1]
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