AMMANN, Hermann Joseph Ferdinand. Bruchsal, Baden 10.8.1885 — Innsbruck 12.9.1956. German IE Linguist in Austria. Professor in Innsbruck. Son of  Jakob Ammann (d. 1895), a school director and teacher of classical languages, and Anna Bilharz, also a teacher. Educated in Bruchsal and Freiburg. Studies at Freiburg (Thurneysen) and Heidelberg. Ph.D. 1910. In 1911-13 Assistant of Thesaurus linguae Latinae in Munich. In WW I served as voluntary in Red Cross. PD 1920 Freiburg i. Br. From 1926 nebenbeamt. ao. Professor at Freiburg, from 1928 ord. Professor der idg. und allgem. Sprachwissenschaft at Innsbruck (succeeding Walde). Member of NSDAP 1940. Married 1929 Hertha von Reden, one daughter.

Publications: Diss. on Latin syntax. 1910 (cf. IF 29, 1911-12, 1-120); hab.diss. 1920 on Homer’s language.

– Mainly wrote on classical languages and general linguistics, books, articles and reviews, e.g. Die menschliche Rede. 1-2. Lahr 1925-28.

– Nachgelassene Schriften zur vgl. und allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft. 120 p. Innsbruck 1961.

Sources: M. Kienpointner, Ö.B.L. online 2024; J. Knobloch, “H.A. – Leben und Werk” in Nachgel. Schriften, 7-15, with a photo, bibliogr. ibid. 113-116; D.G.K. 1950, 1954, Totenliste 1961; Ammann Festgabe. 1953 with photo (now also in TITUS Galeria); German Wikipedia.