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Matthias Lexer was a 19th-century Germanist and lexicographer best known for his comprehensive work on Middle High German language and literature. His most significant contribution is the Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, a three-volume dictionary completed in 1878 that remains a standard reference work for scholars of medieval German. Lexer also edited important Middle High German texts, including the works of Hartmann von Aue.
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Matthias Lexer ranks #184 of 313 in the Lexicographer ranking, behind Adoniram Judson, ahead of Verrius Flaccus.
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