How to Pronounce Wilhelm Wackernagel
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Apr 23, 1806 Berlin Died on 21 Dec 1869 (aged 63)
Swiss philologist
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About Wilhelm Wackernagel
- Wilhelm Wackernagel (23 April 1806, Berlin – 21 December 1869, Basel) was a German-Swiss philologist specializing in Germanic studies.
- He was the father of Indo-Europeanist Jacob Wackernagel. He studied Classical and Germanic literature at the University of Berlin as a pupil of August Boeckh and Karl Lachmann.
- In 1833 he moved to Basel, where from 1835 to 1869, he was a professor of German language and literature at the university.
- While at Basel, he turned down offers for professorships in Berlin, Munich, Tübingen and Vienna.
