Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek
German linguist (1827-1875)
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Summary
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was born on March 8, 1827[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on August 17, 1875[3], in Cape Town[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], photographer[7], philologist[8], and ethnologist[9].
Key Facts
- Father: Friedrich Bleek[10]
- Mother: Auguste Bleek[11]
- Spouse: Jemima Charlotte Lloyd[12]
- Child: Dorothea Bleek[13]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[14]
- Occupation: Africanist[15], librarian[16]
- Field of work: Southern Africa[17], linguistics[18], philology[19], ethnology[20], anthropology[21], African studies[22]
- Employer: George Grey[23]
- Educated at: University of Bonn[24]
- Member of: Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Archives at: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive[27]
- Family name: Bleek[28]
- Given name: Wilhelm[29], Heinrich[30], Immanuel[31]
- Relative: Lucy Lloyd[32], Ernst Haeckel[33]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[36], Dictionary of African Biography[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[42], English[43]
- Sibling: Auguste von Post[44], Friedrich Nathanael Bleek[45]
FAQs
Where was Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek born?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was born in Berlin[2].
Where did Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek die?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek passed away in Cape Town[4].
Who were Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek's parents?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek's father was Friedrich Bleek[10]. Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek's mother was Auguste Bleek[11].
Who was Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek married to?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek's spouses include Jemima Charlotte Lloyd[12].
What did Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek do for work?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], photographer[7], philologist[8], and ethnologist[9].
Where did Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek go to school?
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was educated at University of Bonn[24].