Enock Appiah Tieku

Enock Appiah Tieku is a PhD Researcher at the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. He is affiliated with the QUANTA project and the CoOL group, focusing on the evolution of cognitive tools for quantification. His research explores linguistic and cultural diversity in quantity expression, particularly numerals in Kwa and Oceanic languages, employing phylogenetic methodologies.

• Education:
• Bachelor's Degree, University of Cape Coast, Ghana (2011-2015)
• Master of Philosophy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana (2016-2020)
• Previous Roles:
• Assistant Lecturer, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana (2021-2022)
• Graduate Assistant, University of Cape Coast (2017-2021)
• Teacher, Mando Senior High School (2016-2020)

His research investigates how cultures quantify differently, linking numeral systems to number cognition, population history, and language evolution. Enock’s work bridges linguistics, anthropology, and cognitive science, contributing to broader understandings of human cultural and linguistic diversity.