Hermann Feodor Kvergić

Hermann Feodor Kvergić (24 June or 24 July 1895, in Bratislava – 1948 or 1949), was an Orientalist, linguist and most notable for his alleged influence on the Turkish nationalist Sun Language Theory.

Early life and education In a document from the University of Vienna, he is described as having the citizenship of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Greek-Orthodox religion. He eventually moved from Bratislava to Graz, where he graduated from high school on 7 July 1914. He then studied Oriental studies and Medicine at the University of Vienna and another semester of Medicine at the University of Graz. From 1929 onwards he then travelled through Afghanistan and Iran visiting Turkey in 1933.

Sun Language Theory In 1935 he sent a pamphlet on the Turkish language to Ahmet Cevat Emre and later also to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In the pamphlet, in which the influence of the sun was not treated, he described how he thought that the Turkish pronouns might be the origin of the human language. He mentioned that his work on the Turkish language was influenced by the psychological works of Sigmund Freud. By 1938 he reportedly had an apartment in London. In 1947 he was said to have lived in London.

Personal life His wife was Gertrude Kvergiç-Kraus who had been in contact with Sigmund Freud. His last letter dates from late December 1948.