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Georg Wenker

German linguist, dialectologist, university librarian and academic teacher (1852-1911) · Academics · Died at 59

Georg Wenker was a German linguist who began documenting German dialect geography during the late nineteenth century. He is considered a pioneer in this field and contributed several groundbreaking publications, most notably, the Deutscher Sprachatlas.

Georg Wenker is read about 9.5 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 16 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Silver Leibniz medal1911

About this person

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1852 to 1911 · aged 59