Rasmus Rask (1787-1832) was a Danish scholar who travelled to India to undertake linguistic research.
Rask demonstrated that Avestan was a distinct ancient Indo-European language originating in Persia..
This is the 1826 German edition of his phonological and morphological analysis of Avestan texts he acquired among the Parsis.
Rasmus Rask (1787-1832) was a Danish scholar who travelled to India to undertake linguistic research