Karl Penka was an Austrian philologist and anthropologist. Known for his now-outdated theories locating the Proto-Indo-European homeland in Northern Europe, Penka has been described as "a transitional figure between Aryanism and Nordicism".
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About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1912 · aged 64
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