Johannes Schmidt (linguist)

Johannes Schmidt
Born
Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt

(1843-07-29)29 July 1843
Died4 July 1901(1901-07-04) (aged 57)
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
Known for

Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt (29 July 1843 – 4 July 1901) was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie ('wave theory') of language development.