Wilhelm Bleek

Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. His great work was A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages.

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March 8 - 1827 - August 17 - 1875 - German - Linguist

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Wilhelm Bleek was born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia.

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Berlin - Kingdom of Prussia

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From 1845 to 48 he studied theology in Bonn and then went to Berlin to study Hebrew. He was a student of Karl Richard Lepsius. His doctoral thesis 1851 dealt with noun classes. 1853 he went to Africa to explore Khoisan- and Bantu languages. He wrote a grammar of isiZulu. In his major work Comparative Grammar he studies noun prefixes of the Bantu languages. He introduced a numbering system for the classes which is still used today. In age of 48 he died of an illness in a hospital of Cape Town (Cape Colony). After his death his daughter Dorothea together with his wife's sister Lucy Lloyd continued his work. His daughter died in 1948.

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1845 - Theology - Bonn - Hebrew - Karl Richard Lepsius - 1851 - Noun class - 1853 - Khoisan - Bantu languages - IsiZulu - Hospital - Cape Town - Cape Colony - Lucy Lloyd - 1948

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