Johann Georg von Hahn
Johann Georg von Hahn was an Austrian diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture.
Hahn was born in Frankfurt am Main. In 1847, he was named Austrian consul in Ioannina, today in Greece. He was transferred to the Hellenic Kingdom on the island of Syros in 1851, and from 1869 was the consul-general in Athens. He is considered the founder of Albanian studies. He assembled and published source materials on Albanian language and culture.
His published works:
- . 3 vols. Jena: F. Mauko, 1854; Vienna: Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1853
- Reise von Belgrad nach Salonik. Vienna: K. K. Consul für östliche Griechenland, 1861.
- Griechische und albanesische Märchen. 2 vols. Leipzig: 1864; Munich/Berlin 1918 – as and at archive.org
- Reise durch die Gebiete von Drin und Wardar. Vienna: 1867.
- Contes populaires grecs . A.-F. Høst, ed.
Books about him:
- Gerhard Grimm, "Johann Georg von Hahn - Leben und Werk", Wiesbaden 1964
