A fitting opportunity to listen to episode 22, in which we talk to Christopher Hutton (Hong Kong) about linguistic scholarship under National Socialism. 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2022/02/01/p... #Histlx
#OTD 169 years ago, Carl Meinhof (1857–1944) was born. First professor of African linguistics to be appointed in Germany, he was an expert in Bantu languages. In 1933, he joined the NSDAP. His great-niece, Ulrike Meinhof, later became a member of the Red Army Faction. #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx