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Mary Haas

Mary Rosamond Haas

American linguist; studied historical linguistics (1910–1996).

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Country of Citizenship

United States

Place of Birth

Richmond

Place of Death

Alameda

Spouse

Morris Swadesh
(1931 - 1937)
Start Time
: 1931
End Time
: 1937

Date of Birth

1/12/1910
1910

Date of Death

5/17/1996

Instance Of

Human

Employer

University of California, Berkeley

Occupation

Linguist
Writer

Award Received

Guggenheim Fellowship
(1964)
Point in Time
: 1964
Wilbur Cross Medal
(1977)
Point in Time
: 1977
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Educated At

Yale University
( - 1935)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of Work
:
Linguistics
End Time
: 1935
University of Chicago
Earlham College
Richmond High School
Secondary School
Yale University
( - 1935)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral Advisor
:
Edward Sapir
Location
:
New Haven
End Time
: 1935
Earlham College
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Arts
Location
:
Richmond

Given Name

Mary

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
(1978 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Start Time
: 1978

Family Name

Haas

Sex or Gender

Female

Field of Work

Indigenous Languages of the Americas
Tunica

Position Held

President of the Linguistic Society of America

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
Tunica

Described by Source

Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1917–1966
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