A German missionary and lingusit. He is seen as one of the founders of modern African linguistics. He was born 1875 in Baden near Bremen where he died 1956. |
A German missionary and linguist. He is seen as one of the founders of modern African linguistics. He was born 1875 in Baden near Bremen where he died 1956. |
1927 he published a Practical Orthography of African Languages which became later known as the Westermann script.