Gerhard Wahrig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerhard Wahrig

German linguist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1923

Place of Birth: Burgstädt, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1978

Profession: linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gerhard Wahrig (10 May 1923 in Burgstädt, Saxony – 2 September 1978 in Wiesbaden) was a German linguist, esp.
lexicographer.
He also worked on semantics and grammar. His main work is the Deutsches Wörterbuch (German Dictionary, also referred to as Der Wahrig, 1st edition in 1966), which is still published today.