Editing Gerhard Rohlfs (section)

{{Short description|German linguist (1892–1986)}}
{{about|the linguist|the geographer exploring Africa|Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Gerhard Rohlfs
| image              = Gerhard Rohlfs portrait.jpg
| caption            = Portrait of Rohlfs, c. 1959
| birth_date         = {{birth date|mf=yes|1892|7|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Berlin-Lichterfelde]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1986|9|12|1892|7|14}}
| death_place        = [[Tübingen]], [[West Germany]]
}}

'''Gerhard Rohlfs''' (July 14, 1892 – September 12, 1986) was a [[German people|German]] [[linguist]]. He taught [[Romance languages]] and [[literature]] at the [[university|universities]] in [[University of Tübingen|Tübingen]] and [[University of Munich|Munich]]. He was described{{by whom|date=October 2023}} as an "archeologist of words".{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}