George van Driem

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George van Driem
Van Driem, c. 2006
Born (1957-03-19) 19 March 1957
Netherlands
OccupationLinguist
Academic background
Alma materLeiden University
ThesisA Grammar of Limbu (1987)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Bern
Main interests
Notable ideas

George L. "Sjors" van Driem (born 19 March 1957) is a Dutch professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Bern. He studied East Asian languages and is known for the father tongue hypothesis.

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