Philipp Ruhig (Lithuanian: Pilypas Ruigys, Latin: Philippus Ruhigius) (March 31, 1675, Kattenau — June 4, 1749) was a Lithuanian Lutheran priest from East Prussia mostly known as a philosopher and philologist, an early expert in Lithuanian language.
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Title page of a book
Betrachtung der littauischen Sprache in ihrem Ursprunge, Wesen und Eigenschaften
(English:
Consideration of the
Lithuanian language
in its origin, essence and properties
) by Philipp Ruhig, published in
Königsberg
, 1745