Wolfgang Krause | |
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| Born | 18 September 1895 |
| Died | 14 August 1970 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | German |
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| Doctoral advisor | Eduard Hermann |
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| Main interests | Runology |
Wolfgang Krause (18 September 1895, Steglitz – 14 August 1970, Göttingen) was a German philologist and linguist. A professor at the University of Göttingen for many years, Krause specialized in comparative linguistics, and was an authority on Celtic studies, Tocharian languages, Germanic studies, Old Norse and particularly runology.