Vilhelm Thomsen | |
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Born | Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen 25 January 1842 Copenhagen |
Died | 12 May 1927 Copenhagen | (aged 85)
Nationality | Danish |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Occupation(s) | professor linguist Turkologist |
Awards | Order of the Elephant |
Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen (25 January 1842 – 12 May 1927) was a Danish linguist and Turkologist. He successfully deciphered the Turkic Orkhon inscriptions which were discovered during the expedition of Nikolai Yadrintsev in 1889.[1]
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