KELLER, Otto Heinrich Wilhelm. Eberstadt near Darmstadt 9.9.1879 — Büdingen, Hessen 2.6.1947. German Teacher and former Student of IE Linguistics. Son of August Friedrich Keller, a factory owner, and Johanna Möllinger. After gymnasium in Darmstadt studies at Freiburg and Giessen. Ph.D. 1904 Giessen (under Bartholomae, whom he also helped with the proofs of Altiranisches Wörterbuch). From 1908 Oberlehrer an der Realschule Oppenheim, 1917 Professor. From 1918 Director of Realschule Michelstadt, from 1925 Oberstudiendirektor of Wolfgang-Ernst-Gymnasium in Büdingen, in 1935 dismissed by Nazis. He entered politics (Deutsche Volkspartei) and was in 1924-31 member of Landtag of Hessen. Married Ida Stich (1885–1947).
Publications: Diss. specimen of 50 p. Gütersloh 1904, whole work publ. as “Die nasalpräsentia der arischen sprachen”, KZ 39, 1906, 137-205.
Sources: Data briefly in https://www.lagis-hessen.de/pnd/1156792657 (with photo) and German Wikipedia as “Otto Keller (Politiker, 1879)”.
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