Award
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q70773 · wikidata
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Leo Weisgerber
1899-02-25 – 1985-08-08
Life & Legacy
Johann Leo Weisgerber (25 February 1899, Metz – 8 August 1985, Bonn) was a German linguist who also specialized in Celtic linguistics. He developed the "organicist" or "relativist" theory that different languages produce different experiences. He was the son of a village teacher who served as a young man in the German army in Flanders, so could not return to his home city. During World War II his pan-Celticist ideology was co-opted to support the German war effort, as did pro-Polish and pro-Czech ideology on the side of the allies.
Occupation & Career
linguist, university teacher, secondary school teacher, celticist, teacher
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain; Konrad-Duden Prize; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain · Konrad-Duden Prize · Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Employer
Pedagogic Academy Bonn · University of Bonn · University of Marburg · University of Rostock
Organizations & Memberships
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Konrad-Duden Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q70773 · wikidata
Award
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q70773 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q70773 — wikidata View source
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