On February 28, 1886, Max Fasmer, linguist, lexicographer, author of the Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language were born. Personal business Max Fasmer (1886–1962) was born in St. Petersburg in a merchant family. His full name Max Julius Friedrich, and in Russia his name was Maximilian Romanovich. He studied at the famous gymnasium of Karl May. At the age of seventeen, Fasmer became a student at St.