Jacob Wackernagel
Swiss linguist
Jacob Wackernagel was a Swiss linguist, Indo-Europeanist and scholar of Sanskrit. He was born in Basel, son of the philologist Wilhelm Wackernagel. Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1853, Basel, Switzerland
Died: May 22, 1938 (age 84 years), Basel, Switzerland
Children: Jakob Wackernagel and Emilie Wackernagel
Education: University of Göttingen
Partner: Marie Wackernagel-Stehlin
Parents: Wilhelm Wackernagel