The 84-year-old German linguist Jürgen Untermann (24 October 1928) died on 7 February in Pulheim, near Cologne (Germany).
Untermann is considered a pioneer in the field of linguistics, toponymy, epigraphy and onomastics of pre-Roman and Roman times, and since the 1960s he has promoted research into the ancient Hispanic languages. He was Professor of Comparative Linguistics at the University of Cologne and was closely linked to our Peninsula, and his stays there have borne witness to the multitude of Spanish and Portuguese researchers who have been trained under his teaching.Among other mentions, and sticking only to Spanish institutions, he was Doctor honoris causa by the universities of Salamanca (1992) and Santiago de Compostela (2003) and Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of History in Madrid (1994). In 2010 he received the Prince of Asturias Prince of Viana Award from the Prince of Asturias.
From among his numerous monographs and articles, we can highlight his Monumenta Linguarum Hispanicarumwhich compile the epigraphy of all the pre-Roman languages of the Iberian Peninsula.
The staff of the MARQ, some of whose members enjoyed teaching in the course on Iberian and Latin Epigraphy held in Alicante in 1982, express their sorrow at the death of such a distinguished researcher and convey their condolences to his family and to the entire scientific community.
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