Ludvig Wimmer

Ludvig Wimmer
Born7 February 1839 Edit this on Wikidata
Ringkøbing Edit this on Wikidata
Died29 April 1920 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 81)
Copenhagen Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeBispebjerg Cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationLinguist, philologist Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
Awards
  • Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn (1892)
  • Medal of Merit in Gold (1905)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1910)
  • honorary doctor of the Leipzig University (1909)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo (1911) Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldrector (University of Copenhagen, 1894–1895) Edit this on Wikidata

Ludvig Frands Adalbert Wimmer (7 February 1839, Ringkøbing – 29 April 1920, Copenhagen) was a Danish linguist and runologist.[1] He was the first modern runic scholar, publishing his work Runeskriftens oprindelse og udvikling i Norden in 1874. He proved that all runic alphabets went back to one basic futhark of 24 signs, which was known and used by all the Germanic tribes.

References

  1. ^ Bjerrum, Marie. "Ludvig F. A. Wimmer". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.).



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