Johann Georg von Hahn
Johann Georg von Hahn was a German diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture, who spent the majority of his career working within the bounds of the Austrian Empire.
Hahn was born in Frankfurt am Main. In 1847, he was named Austrian consul in Ioannina, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire, today in Greece. He was transferred to the Hellenic Kingdom on the island of Syros in 1851, and until 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 as descendants of ancient Illyrians.
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 ebook and at archive.orgReise durch die Gebiete von Drin und Wardar. Vienna: 1867.Contes populaires grecs . A.-F. Høst, ed.Books about him: