Ludvig Wimmer

Ludvig Frands Adalbert Wimmer (7 February 1839, Ringkøbing – 29 April 1920, Copenhagen) was a Danish linguist and runologist.^[1] He was the first modern runic scholar, publishing his work Runeskriftens oprindelse og udvikling i Norden in 1874. He proved that all runic alphabets went back to one basic futhark of 24 signs, which was known and used by all the Germanic tribes.

Ludvig Wimmer
Born	7 February 1839  Ringkøbing
Died	29 April 1920  (aged 81) Copenhagen
Resting place	Bispebjerg Cemetery
Occupation	Linguist, philologist
Employer	University of Copenhagen
Awards	Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn (1892) Medal of Merit in Gold (1905) Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (1910) honorary doctor of the Leipzig University (1909) honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo (1911)
Position held	rector (University of Copenhagen, 1894–1895)

References

1. Bjerrum, Marie. "Ludvig F. A. Wimmer". In Bech, Svend Cedergreen (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (3rd ed.).