Friedrich Diez (1794-1876)
The paper is devoted to the life and researches of the German philologist Friedrich Diez, who is generally recognized as a founder of Romance philology. His main publications, such as «Etymologisches Wörterbuch der romanischen Sprachen», «Grammatik der romanischen Sprachen», «Leben und Werke der Troubadours», «Die Poesie der Troubadours» remain important for Romance philologists even nowadays.