Friedrich Christian Diez

Friedrich Christian Diez
Born	15 March 1794 Giessen, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
Died	May 29, 1876(1876-05-29) (aged 82)
Alma mater	University of Giessen
Occupation	Philologist

Friedrich Christian Diez (German pronunciation: [diːts]; 15 March 1794 – 29 May 1876) was a German philologist. The two works on which his fame rests are the Grammar of the Romance Languages (published 1836–1844), and the Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages (1853, and later editions). He spent most of his career at University of Bonn.