Johannes Schmidt (linguist)

Johannes Schmidt
Born	Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt July 29, 1843 Prenzlau, Province of Brandenburg
Died	July 4, 1901 Berlin, Province of Brandenburg
Known for	Wave model Asno law

Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt (July 29, 1843 – July 4, 1901) was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie ('wave theory') of language development.