Peter Schrijver

Peter Schrijver
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityDutch
Academic background
EducationLeiden University
Academic work
InstitutionsLeiden University
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Utrecht University

Peter Schrijver (Dutch: [ˈpeːtər ˈsxrɛivər]; born 1963) is a Dutch linguist. He is a professor of Celtic languages at Utrecht University and a researcher of ancient Indo-European linguistics. He worked previously at Leiden University and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

He has published four books and a large number of articles on the history and the linguistics of Indo-European languages, particularly the description, reconstruction and syntax of the Celtic languages, and has lately been researching language change and language contact in ancient Europe.[1]

  1. ^ Curriculum Vitae, in Keltisch en de buren: 9000 jaar taalcontact, ("Celtic and their Neighbours: 9000 years of language contact") University of Utrecht, March 2007, p. 29 (in Dutch).