Description: (Linguist)
Pāṇini, an esteemed logician, Sanskrit philologist, and grammarian in ancient India, is known for his work Aṣṭādhyāyī. This work, discovered and published by European scholars in the 19th century, established him as the "first descriptive linguist" and earned him the title of "the father of linguistics." Pāṇini's innovative approach to grammar has had a significant influence on prominent linguists such as Ferdinand de Saussure and Leonard Bloomfield. His contributions to linguistics are revered and studied for their profound impact on the field.