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Theo Vennemann

German linguist
Person human Q77723

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
May 27, 1937
Place of birth
Sterkrade
Country of citizenship
Nazi Germany, West Germany, Germany[6][7][8]
Occupation
linguist, university teacher, philologist
Employer
LMU Munich, University of California, Los Angeles[10][11]
Field of work
historical linguistics[9]
Educated at
University of Göttingen, University of Marburg, University of California, Los Angeles[12][13][14]
Official website
www.theo-vennemann.de[21]
Doctoral student
Andreas Dufter[17]
Work location
Munich[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Birth name
Theo Vennemann genannt Nierfeld[24]
Family name
Vennemann[19]
Given name
Theo[20]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[26]
Member of
Societas Linguistica Europaea[15]
Name in native language
Theo Vennemann[25]
Residence
Munich[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Theo Vennemann ar تيو فينيمان de Theo Vennemann genannt Nierfeld he תיאו ונמן ru Тео Феннеманн ru Феннеманн ru Феннеманн, Тео zh 特奥‧芬内曼
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000109320287
VIAF cluster ID
108811511
Library of Congress authority ID
n82127293
GND ID
12401870X
BIBSYS ID
90133569
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120251668
CANTIC ID
981058518866706706
CONOR.SI ID
23695203
CONOR.SR ID
28492135
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11167778
CiNii Research ID
1140845216812383232
DBC author ID
87097969896065
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DBLP author ID
26/51
DDB person (GND) ID
12401870X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12401870X
Freebase ID
/m/09l15s
IdRef ID
02841151X
IxTheo authority ID
085585815
KBR person ID
14721939
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12401870X
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01178620
NE.se ID
theo-vennemann
NL CR AUT ID
jx20070728013
NLP ID
a0000002679679
NSK (VIAF) ID
000204324
NSK ID
981005765364509366
NUKAT ID
n96004142
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007452747905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810536567305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX840358
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068110642
Parsifal cluster ID
242513
RERO ID (legacy)
A003936158
SAIA authority ID
5a1d4d054ab9d081344c74f4
SHARE Catalogue author ID
157975
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518866706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1296189
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCTdHFrq33YQ6Ww38Qv3
Yale LUX ID
person/0df59877-49bd-4084-9a09-7f7dc69d5e8b
ZbMATH author ID
vennemann.theo

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
Germany, Nazi Germany, West Germany
Educated at 3
University of California, Los Angeles, University of Göttingen, University of Marburg
Employer 2
University of California, Los Angeles, LMU Munich
Occupation 2
linguist, university teacher
Field of work 1
historical linguistics
Given name 1
Theo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Residence 1
Munich
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Munich
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Vasconic substratum theory
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Summary

Theo Vennemann was born on May 27, 1937[1], in Sterkrade[2]. He has worked as a linguist[3], university teacher[4], and philologist[5].

Why It Matters

Theo Vennemann is credited with the discovery of Vasconic substratum theory[27], a hypothesis[28].

FAQs

Where was Theo Vennemann born?

Theo Vennemann's place of birth was Sterkrade[2].

What did Theo Vennemann do for work?

Theo Vennemann worked as a linguist[3], university teacher[4], and philologist[5].

Where did Theo Vennemann go to school?

Theo Vennemann was educated at University of Göttingen[12], University of Marburg[13], and University of California, Los Angeles[14].

What did Theo Vennemann discover?

Theo Vennemann is credited as discoverer of Vasconic substratum theory[27].

Related Entities

Germany historical linguistics Nazi Germany University of California, Los Angeles West Germany

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, university teacher, philologist
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