Wilhelm Bleek

Wilhelm Bleek
Wilhelm Bleek
Born	Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (1827-03-08)8 March 1827 Berlin, German Confederation
Died	17 August 1875(1875-08-17) (aged 48) Mowbray, Cape Colony
Burial place	Wynberg Cemetery
Occupation	German linguist
Children	Dorothea Bleek

Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (8 March 1827 – 17 August 1875) was a German linguist. His work included A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages and his great project jointly executed with Lucy Lloyd: The Bleek and Lloyd Archive of ǀxam and !kun texts. A short form of this eventually reached press with Specimens of Bushman Folklore, which Laurens van der Post drew on heavily.