Bernd Heine was born on 25 May 1939 and is a German linguist and specialist in African studies.
10 Facts About Bernd Heine
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From 1978 to 2004 Heine held the chair for African Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany, now being a Professor Emeritus.
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Jointly with Tania Kuteva and Gunther Kaltenbock, Bernd Heine is the founder of the framework of discourse grammar.
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From 1949 to 1959 Bernd Heine attended the Landrat-Lucas-Gymnasium in Opladen.
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Bernd Heine carried out 25 field research trips to Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Namibia as well as lecturing trips to Australia, Austria, Brazil, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tanzania, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Bernd Heine was a visiting professor at the University of Cape Town in 2012 and 2015, and in 2014 he was appointed Yunshan Chair Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China.
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Bernd Heine has served as a keynote speaker or invited speaker of over 100 international conferences.
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Bernd Heine's publications include more than 40 books on African linguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, grammaticalization theory, and discourse grammar.
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Bernd Heine's awards include a membership with the Executive Council, International African Institute, London.
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Bernd Heine was made a member of the Academia Europaea in 2015 and of the European Science Foundation in 2016.