Jacob Wackernagel

Swiss linguist (1853-1938)

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Lived 1853–1938, aged 85Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerlandWritersWriter / Author
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    17 languages
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    1853–1938
    Aged 85
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-19

Jacob Wackernagel was a Swiss linguist, Indo-Europeanist and scholar of Sanskrit. He was born in Basel, son of the philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806–1869).

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