Ludvig Wimmer

Ludvig Frands Adalbert Wimmer (Ringkøbing, Denmark, 7 February 1839 – Copenhagen 29 April 1920) was a Danish linguist and runologist. He was the first modern runic scholar, published his work Runeskriftens oprindelse og utvikling i norden. 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.

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
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Awards
  • Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn (1892)
  • (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



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