| Tom Güldemann | |
| Birth Date: | 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Occupation: | Linguist |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cologne |
| Thesis Title: | Verbalmorphologie und Nebenprädikationen im Bantu: Eine Studie zur funktional motivierten Genese eines konjugationalen Subsystems |
| Thesis Year: | 1995 |
| Discipline: | Linguistics |
| Sub Discipline: | Language classification, linguistic typology |
| Workplaces: | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Main Interests: | Languages of Africa |
Tom Güldemann (born 1965[1]) is a German linguist and Africanist.[2] He is currently a professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin's Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften (IAAW, Institute of Asian and African Studies).[3] He specializes in the languages of Africa, particularly Khoisan languages, Bantu languages, and comparative surveys of African languages and linguistics.[4]
Güldemann completed his doctoral studies at the Institute for African Studies of the University of Cologne in 1995. He completed his habilitation at Leipzig University.[5]
He has been a full professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin since 2006, where he specializes in African linguistics and sociolinguistics.[6]
Güldemann has edited several volumes, including The Languages and Linguistics of Africa (2018).[7]