Ludvig Wimmer
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Ludvig Wimmer | |
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Born | 7 February 1839 ![]() Ringkøbing ![]() |
Died | 29 April 1920 ![]() Copenhagen ![]() |
Resting place | Bispebjerg Cemetery ![]() |
Occupation | Linguist, philologist ![]() |
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Position held | rector (University of Copenhagen, 1894–1895) ![]() |
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
- ^ Bjerrum, Marie. "Ludvig F. A. Wimmer". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.).