Peter von Uslar
Baron Peter von Uslar () ( –() was a
Russian
general,
engineer and
linguist of
German descent, known for his research of languages and
ethnography of peoples of
Caucasus.
Peter von Uslar was born in Kurovo manor in
Tver Guberniya,
Russian Empire. He graduated from the
General Staff Academy and didn't have formal education in
linguistics.
In 1850 he was appointed member of the Caucasus Department of the
Russian Geographical Society and ordered to compile the history of
Caucasus. This appointment had eventually led to his interest in researching of
Caucasian languages and to his tremendous contribution into the recording of numerous Caucasian languages from variuous linguistical groups, such as
Abkhaz,
Ubykh,
Svan,
Chechen,
Avar,
Lak,
Tabasaran,
Lezgin,
Dargin, etc.
