Calvert Watkins

American linguist and philologist (1933-2013)
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Calvert Watkins

Summary

Calvert Watkins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on March 13, 1933[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on March 20, 2013[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], classical philologist[7], university teacher[8], and philologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pittsburgh[2], Calvert Watkins…
  • Calvert Watkins passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Calvert Watkins was born on March 13, 1933[3].
  • Calvert Watkins died on March 20, 2013[5].
  • Calvert Watkins held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Calvert Watkins's professions included linguist[6].
  • Calvert Watkins's professions included classical philologist[7].
  • Calvert Watkins's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Calvert Watkins worked as a philologist[9].
  • Calvert Watkins's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Calvert Watkins's field of work was Indo-European studies[13].
  • Calvert Watkins's field of work was Indo-European[14].
  • Calvert Watkins's field of work was historical linguistics[15].
  • Calvert Watkins held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[16].
  • Calvert Watkins was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Calvert Watkins was employed by Harvard University[18].
  • Calvert Watkins's education included a stint at Harvard University[19].
  • Calvert Watkins received the Goodwin Award[20].
  • Calvert Watkins received the Fellow of the British Academy[21].
  • Calvert Watkins received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Calvert Watkins received the Guggenheim Fellowship[23].
  • Calvert Watkins was a member of British Academy[24].
  • Calvert Watkins was a member of Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[25].
  • Calvert Watkins was a member of American Philosophical Society[26].
  • Calvert Watkins is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Calvert Watkins was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on March 13, 1933[3].

Education

Calvert Watkins was educated at Harvard University[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], classical philologist[7], university teacher[8], and philologist[9]. Fields of work include linguistics[12], an academic discipline[28]; Indo-European studies[13], an academic discipline[29]; Indo-European[14], a language family[30]; and historical linguistics[15], an academic discipline[31]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[17], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35] and Harvard University[18], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]. Calvert Watkins held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Goodwin Award[20], an award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1951[42]; Fellow of the British Academy[21], a fellowship award[43], in United Kingdom[44]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22], a fellowship award[45]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[23], a fellowship grant[46], in United States[47], founded in 1925[48].

Death and Burial

Calvert Watkins died on March 20, 2013[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Calvert Watkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to him include How to Kill a Dragon[51], a literary work[52].

FAQs

Where was Calvert Watkins born?

Born in Pittsburgh[2], Calvert Watkins…

Where did Calvert Watkins die?

Calvert Watkins died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Calvert Watkins do for work?

Calvert Watkins worked as linguist[6], classical philologist[7], university teacher[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Calvert Watkins go to school?

Calvert Watkins was educated at Harvard University[19].

What awards did Calvert Watkins receive?

Honors received include Goodwin Award[20], Fellow of the British Academy[21], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22], and Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

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  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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