Ludvig Wimmer
Danish linguist and runologist
- University of Copenhagen
- Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn (1892)
- Medal of Merit in Gold (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)
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.
References
- ^ Bjerrum, Marie. "Ludvig F. A. Wimmer". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.).
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