Background
Wolff, Heinrich Ekkehard was born on August 25, 1944 in Stolp, Pommerania, Germany. Son of Heinrich Otto Karl and Hildegard Erna Wolff.
Wolff, Heinrich Ekkehard was born on August 25, 1944 in Stolp, Pommerania, Germany. Son of Heinrich Otto Karl and Hildegard Erna Wolff.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Hamburg, Germany, 1972. Habilitation, University Hamburg, Germany, 1980.
Assistant to dean Oriental Studies University Hamburg, Germany, 1971-1972. Researcher linguistic fieldwork Nigeria, Cameroon, 1973-1974. Assistant professor department African languages and cultures University Hamburg, 1976-1983, professor department African languages and cultures, 1983-1994.
Senior lecturer department languages and linguistics University Maiduguri, Nigeria, 1980-1982. Professor department linguistics University Niamey, Niger, 1987-1989. Professor, chair Institute African Studies University Leipzig, Germany, since 1994.
Member West African Linguistic Society (council member since 1990), African Language Association Southern Africa.
Married Raina Tuulia Ottila, September 4, 1971. Children: Per-Erik, Patrick.