William Dwight Whitney was an American linguist, philologist and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution. He was the first president of the American Philological Association and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary.
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RoleAmerican linguist, philologist, and lexicographer 1 Connections
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Wrote the Sanskrit Grammar (1879), which became the standard reference grammar of the language for English-speaking students.
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February 9, 1827, June 7, 1894
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February 9, 1827, June 7, 1894
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was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology
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February 9, 1827, June 7, 1894
Lead sentence, death year in parenthetical
February 9, 1827, June 7, 1894
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William Dwight Whitney was an American linguist, philologist and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution.
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