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Elmer Antonsen
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About Elmer
Academic Profile
Academic Background: Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, 1961; M.A. in Linguistics, University of Wisconsin, 1956; B.A. in German, University of Illinois, 1954.
Research Interests: Historical linguistics, Germanic languages, and runology.
Appointments: Emeritus Professor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1967–present).
Publications: Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Mouton de Gruyter, 2002).
Additional Contributions: Deciphered ancient runic inscriptions; frequent lecturer at Scandinavian studies conferences.