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See also Franz Bopp on Wikipedia; Francis Bopp in the 9th Edition ; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . BOPP, FRANZ (1791–1867), German philologist, was born at Mainz on the 14th of September 1791. In consequence of the political troubles of that time, his parents removed to Aschaffenburg, in Bavaria, where he received a ...