German Sign Language and
Communication of the Deaf
Photo: UHH/Denstorf
11 April 2022, by Pamela Sundhausen
Photo: IDGS
Today Siegmund Prillwitz, Professor Emeritus of Sign Language and Sign Language Interpreting at the Institute for German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf, celebrates his 80th birthday. He taught and researched at the Faculty of Humanities and since the foundation of "the Research Center German Sign Language" in 1981, he remained connected to research and teaching of German Sign Language until his retirement in 2005 in Hamburg. (For further information see "History").
Congratulations, dear Siegmund, may you continue to experience many sunny days and enjoy your retirement.
We are thinking of you today.
The IDGS-TEAM