Georg Wenker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Wenker

German linguist

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1852

Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1911

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Georg Wenker (January 25, 1852 – July 17, 1911) was a German linguist who began documenting German dialect geography during the late nineteenth century.
He is considered a pioneer in this field and contributed several groundbreaking publications, most notably, the Deutscher Sprachatlas.