Otto Dempwolff
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1871 – 1938
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Who was Otto Dempwolff?
Otto Dempwolff was a German linguist and anthropologist who became famous for his research into Austronesian languages. He was the first to publish a comprehensive theory proposing that many languages that are spoken on the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean can be traced back to one proto-language.
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- Born
- May 25, 1871
Baltiysk - Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- East Prussia
- Died
- Nov 27, 1938
Hamburg
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on July 23, 2013
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