George van Driem
George "Sjors" van Driem (born 1957) is a Dutch linguist associated with the University of Bern, where he was the chair of Historical Linguistics and directed the Linguistics Institute. He became professor emeritus in 2022.
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Netherlands |
| 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 works | Languages of the Himalayas (2001) |
| Notable ideas | Father Tongue hypothesis, East Asian languages, "Fallen leaves" |
| Website | www |
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