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In 1896, Kuno Meyer and Ludwig Christian Stern founded the Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie ( ZCP ), the first academic journal solely devoted to aspects of Celtic languages and literature and still in existence today.

In the second half of the century, significant contributions were made by the Orientalist Ernst Windisch ( 1844 – 1918 ).

He held a chair in Sanskrit at the University of Leipzig, however is most remembered for his numerous publications in the field of Celtic studies.

In 1901, the Orientalist and Celtologist Heinrich Zimmer ( 1851 – 1910 ) was made professor of Celtic languages at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin, the first position of its kind in Germany.

He was followed in 1911 by Kuno Meyer ( 1858 – 1919 ), who, in addition to numerous publications in the field, was active in the Irish independence movement.