NEUMANN, Günter. Freiberg, Saxonia 31.5.1920 — Würzburg 24.1.2005. German IE Scholar. Professor in Würzburg. Son of a teacher. During the war served in army in northern Norway (learned Norwegian), then British war prisoner. Studies at Leipzig (J. Friedrich) and Göttingen. Ph.D. 1953 (diss. on Greek literature). Worked as schoolteacher. From 1958 PD at Göttingen. Ord. Professor from 1964 at Giessen, from 1969 at Bonn and from 1972 at Würzburg. Retired in 1988, but remained active. Died of cancer.
Publications: Hab.diss. publ. Untersuchungen zum Weiterleben hethitischen und luwischen Sprachgutes in hellenistischer und römischer Zeit. 116 p. Wb. 1961.
– Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft 1816 und 1966. 1968.
– Publications on Hittite and Luvic, on Lycian and Lydian, on Greek and Latin, on German place names, etc.
– Ausgewählte kleine Schriften. 700 p. Innsbr. Beiträge zur Sprachwiss. 77. Innsbruck 1994.
Sources: *W.B. Brice & C. Brixhe, Kadmos 44, 2005, 1f.; D.G.K. 14th ed. 1983; *Serta Indogermanica. Festschrift für G. N. zum 60. Geburtstag. 484 p. Innsbrucker Beitr. zur Sprachwiss. 40. Innsbruck 1980; German Wikipedia.
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