Georg Sauerwein

Georg Sauerwein
Sauerwein, c. 1865
Born
Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein

(1831-01-15)15 January 1831
Hanover
Died16 December 1904(1904-12-16) (aged 73)
Kristiania
Known forPolyglottism

Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein (15 January 1831 in Hanover – 16 December 1904 in Kristiania) was a German publisher, polyglot, poet, and linguist. He is buried at Gronau.

Sauerwein was the greatest linguistic prodigy of his time and mastered about 75 languages.

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