Robert Eugen Zachrisson, born 15 January 1880 in Karlskrona, Sweden and died 28 July 1937,[1] was a Swedish philologist.
Zachrisson became a student in 1900, Bachelor of Arts in 1902, Licentiate of Philosophy in 1908, PhD and Associate Professor in the English language in 1909, all at the University of Lund.
[2] Zachrisson's efforts in philology consist partly of historically oriented theses, in toponymy and pronunciation history, and of modern grammar and stylistics.
In 1930, Zachrisson made a noted effort in the issue of world languages by launching a simplified English spelling system: Anglic.
At the time of his death, he was working to create a dictionary of Old English place-names.