George van Driem
George van Driem | |
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picture of George van Driem | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Thesis | A Grammar of Limbu (1987) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Bern |
| Main interests | Trans-Himalayan languages, human evolutionary genetics |
| Notable ideas | Father Tongue hypothesis, East Asian languages, "Fallen leaves" |
George "Sjors" van Driem (born 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.