Editing Franz Miklosich (section)

==Career==
He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Graz. In 1838, he went to the [[University of Vienna]], where he received a doctor of law decree.<ref name=EB1911/> During his studies, he became influenced by the works of the Slovenian philologist and linguist [[Jernej Kopitar]]. He abandoned law, devoting most of his later life to the study of [[Slavic languages]].<ref name=EB1911/>

In 1844, he obtained a post at the [[Austrian National Library|Imperial Library of Vienna]], where he remained until 1862. In 1844, he published a  review of [[Franz Bopp]]'s book ''Comparative Grammar,'' which attracted attention from the Viennese academic circles. This publication then launched a long series of works, in which Miklosich showed immense erudition. His works led to a revolutionary change in the study of Slavic languages.

In 1849 Miklosich was appointed to the newly created chair of Slavic philology at the [[University of Vienna]], and he occupied it until 1886. He became a member of the [[Austrian Academy of Sciences|Academy of Vienna]], which appointed him secretary of its historical and philosophical section, a member of the council of public instruction and of the upper house, and correspondent of the [[Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres|French Academy of Inscriptions and Humanities]]. His numerous writings deal not only with the Slavic languages, but also with [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Aromanian language|Aromanian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], and [[Romani language|Romani]].<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Miklosich, Franz von |volume=18 |page=437 |inline=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mojaslovenija.net/veliki_slovenci/veliki_slovenci_franc_miklosic.html |title=Veliki Slovenci: Franc Miklošič |language=sl |trans-title=Great Slovenes: Franz Miklosich|work=Moja Slovenija [My Slovenia] |first=Tomaž |last=Štefe |year=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625064902/http://www.mojaslovenija.net/veliki_slovenci/veliki_slovenci_franc_miklosic.html |archive-date=2011-06-25 }}</ref>

Between 1850 and 1865 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy for three terms, and the Rector in 1853/1854.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:Medaille Franz von Miklosich 1883.png|thumb|Franz von Miklosich medal, 1883]]

From 1872 to 1880, Miklosich published his original survey of Romani dialects, ''Über die Mundarten und Wanderungen der Zigeuner Europas''. This work included a discussion of their origins, migration routes, an historical-comparative grammar, and a lexicon. He identified a substantial Greek element that was shared by the Romani dialects, and thus named a "Greek-speaking area" as the "European homeland of the Gypsies".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://romani.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/whatis/linguistics/history.shtml |title=ROMANI Project – Manchester |publisher=Romani.humanities.manchester.ac.uk |access-date=2015-10-05 |archive-date=2020-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105053019/https://romani.humanities.manchester.ac.uk//whatis/linguistics/history.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1883, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, he received a medal commissioned by the [[Austrian Academy of Sciences]].<ref>http://hdl.handle.net/10900/100742 S. Krmnicek and M. Gaidys, ''Gelehrtenbilder. Altertumswissenschaftler auf Medaillen des 19. Jahrhunderts.'' Begleitband zur [http://online-Ausstellung%20im%20Digitalen%20Münzkabinett%20des%20Instituts%20für%20Klassische%20Archäologie%20der%20Universität%20Tübingen online-Ausstellung im Digitalen Münzkabinett des Instituts für Klassische Archäologie der Universität Tübingen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220175602/http://acn.com.ve/ |date=2017-02-20 }}, in: S. Krmnicek (Hrsg.), ''Von Krösus bis zu König Wilhelm.'' Neue Serie, Bd. 3 (Tübingen 2020), pp. 32–34.</ref>