Werner Willi Max Eiselen was born in the Orange Free State near modern Botshabelo, the son of German missionaries from Berlin.8 He spent his childhood and adolescence learning and speaking Northern Sotho. Eiselen attained degrees in phonetics and anthropology, obtaining his Bachelors at the University of South Africa, his Masters at the University of Stellenbosch, and his doctorate at the University of Hamburg.
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