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Ludvig Wimmer | |
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Born | 7 February 1839
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Died | 29 April 1920
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Resting place |
Bispebjerg Cemetery
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Occupation |
Linguist,
philologist
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Employer | |
Awards |
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Position held |
rector (
University of Copenhagen, 1894–1895)
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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.