Tom Güldemann

Tom Güldemann (born 1965 ) is a German linguist and Africanist. He is currently a professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin's Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften (IAAW, Institute of Asian and African Studies). He specializes in the languages of Africa, particularly Khoisan languages, Bantu languages, and comparative surveys of African languages and linguistics.

Education
Güldemann completed his doctoral studies at the Institute for African Studies of the University of Cologne in 1995. He completed his habilitation at Leipzig University.

Career
He has been a full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin since 2006, where he specializes in African linguistics and sociolinguistics.

Publications
Güldemann has edited several volumes, including The Languages and Linguistics of Africa (2018).


 * Edited volumes