Albert Bachmann (philologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Bachmann (philologist)

Swiss linguist (1863-1934)

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1863

Place of Birth: Hüttwilen, Thurgau, Switzerland

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1934

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johann Albert Bachmann (12 November 1863, in Hüttwilen – 30 January 1934, in Samedan) was a Swiss lexicographer and dialectologist, professor for Germanic philology at Zürich University from 1896.
From 1892 he was an editor of the Schweizerisches Idiotikon dictionary, acting as editor-in-chief from 1896 until his death.
Bachmann specialized on Swiss German dialects.
He edited the series Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik (20 vols) and founded, together with Louis Gauchat, the Phonographic Archive of Zurich University in 1913.