Ludwik Zabrocki (24 November 1907 in Czersk,

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

– 8 October 1977 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

) was a Polish

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

, an expert in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

and

Indo-European studies Indo-European studies is a field of linguistics and an interdisciplinary field of study dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. The goal of those engaged in these studies is to amass information about the hypothetical pro ...

. He was a professor at the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Royal Ch ...

(from 1953), a member of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

(since 1971). He was the editor-in-chief of the following journals: ''Lingua Posnaniensis'', ''Biuletyn Fonograficzny'', ''Glottodydactica''. His notable works include: * ''Gwara Borów Tucholskich'' (1934) * ''Wspólnoty komunikatywne w genezie i rozwoju języka niemieckiego'' (1963) * ''U podstaw struktury i rozwoju języka'' (1980), published posthumously

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1907 births 1977 deaths Germanists Linguists of Indo-European languages Linguists from Poland Academic staff of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań People from Chojnice County 20th-century linguists {{Poland-linguist-stub