Anderson, Gregory D. S.

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Summary: Gregory David Shelton Anderson is an American linguist specializing in languages of Siberia, Munda languages, and auxiliary verbs. Anderson earned his doctorate in linguistics from the University of Chicago in 2000, and is currently director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. He was featured in the documentary film The Linguists. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1967 [2][5]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: linguist [5]; director [5]
Profession: Linguist [2]
Educated at: University of Chicago [5]
Country of Education: United States [5]
Yale LUX: Entity [5]

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

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