Theo Vennemann
Theo Vennemann | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1937 Oberhausen-Sterkrade, Germany |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Ludwig Maximilian University |
| Main interests | Historical linguistics |
| Notable works | Europa Vasconica – Europa Semitica (2003) |
| Notable ideas | "Vasconic" and "Atlantic" strata |
Theo Vennemann genannt Nierfeld (German: [ˈfɛnəman]; born 27 May 1937) is a German historical linguist known for his controversial theories of a "Vasconic" and an "Atlantic" stratum in European languages, published since the 1990s.
He was professor of Germanic and theoretical linguistics at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich from 1974 (retired 2005).