About Gerhard Wahrig
Lived 1923 – 1978 (aged 55). Gerhard Wahrig was a German linguist, philologist, lexicographer and university teacher.
Gerhard Wahrig (10 May 1923 in Burgstädt, Saxony, Germany – 2 September 1978 in Wiesbaden Hesse, Germany) was a German linguist and lexicographer. He also worked on semantics and grammar.
His main work is the Deutsches Wörterbuch (German Dictionary, also referred to as Der Wahrig, 1st edition in 1966), which had been revised and updated under the direction of his daughter Dr. Renate Wahrig-Burfeind since 1986. German publisher Wissenmedia Group published the last print edition (9th) in 2011, gave up book trading in February 2014, and closed business several years later.
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German linguist (1923-1978)
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Gerhard Wahrig was born on 10 May 1923 in Burgstädt.
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Gerhard Wahrig died on 2 September 1978 in Wiesbaden.
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Gerhard Wahrig was a linguist, philologist, lexicographer and university teacher.
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Gerhard Wahrig was German.
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