Proverb scholars

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( ; ; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Christian theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings and translations, one of the most influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Western culture.

South African politician, writer and linguist (1876–1932)

American folklorist (1934–2005)

Spanish writer

Polish roman-catholic Priest

Polish literary historian and linguist

Spanish academic

Israeli poet and professor

German linguist, paremiologist (born 1944)

German educationist, philologist and germanist (1803–1879)

Finnish academic and writer (1914-1998)

linguist specializing in Armenian language

American folklorist (1890–1973)

Dutch writer, Professor emeritus Literary studies at Leiden University, country specialization: Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and Africa in general

Spanish writer (1934–2008)

Spanish Renaissance philosopher

German linguist (1943–2017)