Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967

Contributed to

Native accounts of Nootka ethnography
book chapter 1955

Summary: Morris Swadesh was an American linguist who specialized in comparative and historical linguistics, and developed his mature career at UNAM in Mexico. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5]
Born: 1909-01-22 [2]
Birth Place: Holyoke, Mass. [2]; Holyoke [5]
Died: 1967-07-20 [2]
Death Place: Mexiko (Stadt) [2]; Mexico City [5]
Country: Mexico [2]; United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: linguist [5]; university teacher [5]
Employer: Office of Strategic Services [5]; National Polytechnic Institute [5]; University of Wisconsin–Madison [5]
Educated at: Yale University [5]; University of Chicago [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. Wikidata

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