Lis Jacobsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lis Jacobsen

Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1882

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1961

Profession: historian, translator, archaeologist, philologist, runologist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Elisabeth (Lis) Jacobsen, née Rubin, (1882–1961) was a Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer.
She is remembered first and foremost for her research and publications on the history of the Danish language but she was also an expert runologist who published a comprehensive analysis of all known runic inscriptions in Denmark.
From 1911, Jacobsen played a major role in all fields of research related to the Danish language.