George van Driem

George van Driem
2023 picture of George van Driem
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 ideas	Father Tongue hypothesis, East Asian languages, "Fallen leaves"

George "Sjors" van Driem (born 1957) is a Dutch professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Bern.^[1] He studied East Asian languages and is known for the father tongue hypothesis.