Max Müller
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They also nod to a recent theory about the origin of language in animal sounds that Carroll's friend, the philologist Max Müller, scorned as 'the bow-wow theory':
From Nature ● Nov. 15, 2016
The second part depicts the return to Earth from being eaten by Max Müller on the day Edward VII dedicated the Great Sewer of London.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2015
Max Müller, Mr. Trench, and others who figure upon his list, derive revenue from the sale of their works in America.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various
It would be easy to fill a large volume with the alleged miracles of Buddha and Chrishna, and Prof. Max Müller affirms that the Buddhistic miracles “surpass in wonderfulness the miracles of all other religions.”
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
The opinion of Mr. Max Müller has always a right to the first hearing from English inquirers.
From Custom and Myth New Edition by Andrew Lang
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