Famous Linguists Biography, Family, Children

Steven Pinker

Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist and linguist. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 18 September 1954/ American

Leon Battista Alberti

Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian author, architect, poet, linguist and cryptographer. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and other facts related to his life.

Born: 18 February 1404/ Italian

Ferdinand De Saussure

Ferdinand de Saussure was a renowned Swiss linguist and semiotician. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, career, achievements, and timeline.

Born: 26 November 1857/ Swiss

Noam Chomsky

Chomsky is an American linguist, political theorist, and activist, often referred to as 'the father of modern linguistics.' Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and other facts related to his life.

Born: 07 December 1928/ American

Mario Pei

Born: 16 February 1901/ American

Zellig Harris

Born: 23 October 1909/ American

William Labov

Born: 04 December 1927/ American

John McWhorter

Born: 06 October 1965/ American

Hans Kurath

Born: 13 December 1891/ American

Nikolai Trubetzkoy

Russian linguist
Born: 16 April 1890/ Austrian

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