Gustav Meyer [SEP] date of birth
Gustav Meyer
Gustav Meyer (25 November 1850 – 28 August 1900) was a German linguist and Indo-European scholar, considered to be one of the most important Albanologists of his time, most importantly by proving that the Albanian language belongs to the Indo-European family.
Life and works.
Meyer was born in Groß Strehlitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia (present-day Strzelce Opolskie in modern Poland). In 1867 he enrolled in the Breslau University (now University of Wrocław) to study classical philology
the birth of his grandson and heir eventual Prince Gustav on 12 January 1969; 29 November 1969 is listed as the official date of death for Gustav Albrecht.
He is alternately known as Gustav Albrecht Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Military service honors.
Prince Gustav Albrecht served in the German Army in the rank of field officer/field-grade officer ("Ic-Stabsoffizier") with the title of "Rittmeister der Reserve" in the 23rd Panzer-Division. Nearly two months after his disappearance