Fedor Ivanovich Buslaev was a Russian philologist, art historian, and folklorist who represented the Mythological school of comparative literature and linguistics. He was profoundly influenced by Jacob Grimm and Theodor Benfey. Wikipedia
Born: April 25, 1818, Penza, Russia
Died: August 12, 1898 (age 80 years), Lyublino
Academic advisor: Stepan Shevyryov
Notable students: Filipp Fortunatov, Alexander Veselovsky, Nikodim Kondakov, and more
Education: Imperial Moscow University and Moscow State University