BAADER, Theodor Ludger Josef Anna Maria. Münster 25.4.1888 — Hiltrup, Westfalen 16.4.1959. German Linguist. Son of Franz Xaver Wilhelm Baader, a book printer, and Clara Jäger. School in Münster, studies of German and history from 1910 at Münster. Ph.D. 1913 Münster (diss. on local dialect). In 1914-17 in army, 1917-19…
ANTKOWSKI, Ferdynand. 26.3.1914 — 1962. Polish Linguist. Ph.D. Docent at Poznań. Publications:La chronologie de la monophtongaison des diphtongues dans les langues indo-européennes. 55 p. Poznański Towarzystwo Przyjacioł Nauk: Prace Komisji filologicznej 16:4. Poznań 1956. Sources: *L. Zabrocki, Slavia occidentalis 23, 1963, 325-327.
WESTCOTT, Roger Williams. Philadelphia 28.4.1925 — Southbury, Conn. 21.11.2000. U.S. Linguist. From 1942 studies at Princeton, Ph.D. 1948 in Oriental Languages. Taught at M.I.T., Boston University, University of Michigan, Southern Connecticut State University, Wilson College, finally Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at Drew University, emeritus. Publications: “Toward a more concise inventory…
WEINREICH, Uriel. Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius. Lithuania) 23.5.1926 — New York City 30.3.1967. U.S. (born Polish Jew) Linguist. Son of linguist Max Weinreich (1894–1969), a specialist of sociolonguistics and Yiddish, originally from Courland, and Regina Szabad (1898–1974), came via Denmark to New York with his father in 1940, citizen 1945…
TUCKER, Thomas George. Burnham, Buckinghamshire 29.3.1859 — Stope Cove, Devon 24.1.1946. British Classical Scholar in Australia. Professor in Melbourne. Son of Charles Tucker, agent, and Elizabeth Rolfe. Educated in Northampton and Lancaster, studies at Cambridge (St. John’s College, Fellow 1882). M.A. 1885. From 1883 Professor of Classics and English at…
TROST, Paul/Pavel. Šternberg, Moravia 3.10.1907 — Prague 6.1.1987. Czech IE, Slavic and German Linguist. Son of engineer Karl and Paula Trost, a Catholic family. Professor in Prague. Gymnasium in Brno, studies of IE and general, Romance, Germanic and Slavic linguistics at Prague German University in 1928-34. Ph.D. 1934 Prague, under…
SWADESH, Morris. Holyoke, MA 22.1.1909 — México City 20.7.1967. U.S. Linguist. Son of Bessarabian Jewish immigrant parents. Etudies at University of Chicago (B.A., M.A.), then followed his teacher E. Sapir to Yale (Ph.D. there 1933). In 1937-39 taught at University of Wisconsin in Madison, then in war service (some time…
STOLZ, Friedrich. Hall in Tyrol 29.7.1850 — Innsbruck 13.7.1915. Austrian IE Linguist. Professor in Innsbruck. Son of Joseph Stolz, a psychiatrist, and Anna Luise Rapp (d. 1857). From 1868 studied classics at Innsbruck under Jülg et al., 1871-72 at Leipzig (Curtius). From 1872 teacher in Graz. Ph.D. 1872 Graz. Then…
STANLEY, Patricia Cotman. Morton, Texas 5.9.1933 — 5.3.2003. U.S. Linguist. Daughter of John Pat Cotman and Pauline Martin. Studies at Chicago (B.A. 1966) and Austin, one year in India. Ph.D. 1972 University of Texas, Austin. Taught at Washington State University, University of Łódź in Poland (1976-78), University of Texas at…
SOKOLOVA, Valentina Stepanovna. Kronštadt 11.(24.)2.1916 — Emel’janovo, Tverskaja obl. 7.9.1993. Russian Iranian Scholar. Daughter of a farmer. Graduated 1938 from Leningrad. Kand. filol. nauk 1944. Dr. filol. n. 1955. Docent 1947. From 1939 taught at Leningrad University, from 1941 naučnyj sotrudnik at Instituta jazykoznanija, Leningrad (AN SSSR), 1950 staršij n.…