Carl Darling Buck

American linguist (1866–1955)
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Carl Darling Buck

Summary

Carl Darling Buck is a human[1]. His place of birth was Orland[2]. He was born on +1866-10-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on +1955-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], university teacher[7], and philologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Carl Darling Buck's place of birth was Orland[2].
  • Carl Darling Buck died in Chicago[4].
  • Carl Darling Buck was born on +1866-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Carl Darling Buck was born on +1866-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Carl Darling Buck died on +1955-02-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Carl Darling Buck died on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • A child of Carl Darling Buck was Howard Buck[12].
  • Carl Darling Buck held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Carl Darling Buck's professions included linguist[6].
  • Carl Darling Buck worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Carl Darling Buck's professions included philologist[8].
  • Carl Darling Buck's field of work was comparative linguistics[14].
  • Carl Darling Buck's field of work was Sanskrit[15].
  • Carl Darling Buck's field of work was Indo-European[16].
  • Carl Darling Buck's field of work was dialect[17].
  • Carl Darling Buck held the position of President of the Society for Classical Studies[18].
  • Carl Darling Buck held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[19].
  • Among Carl Darling Buck's employers was University of Chicago[20].
  • Carl Darling Buck's education included a stint at Yale University[21].
  • Carl Darling Buck was educated at Leipzig University[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Carl Darling Buck is A dictionary of selected synonyms in the principal Indo-European languages: a contribution to the history of ideas[23].
  • Carl Darling Buck was a member of Society for Classical Studies[24].
  • Carl Darling Buck was a member of Linguistic Society of America[25].
  • Carl Darling Buck was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[26].
  • Carl Darling Buck is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Carl Darling Buck was born in Orland[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1866-10-02T00:00:00Z[3] and +1866-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].

Education

Educated at Yale University[21], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31] and Leipzig University[22], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1409[34], headquartered in Leipzig[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], university teacher[7], and philologist[8]. Fields of work include comparative linguistics[14], an academic discipline[36]; Sanskrit[15], a language[37], in India[38]; Indo-European[16], a language family[39]; and dialect[17], a languoid class[40]. Carl Darling Buck was employed by University of Chicago[20]. Positions held include President of the Society for Classical Studies[18] and president of the Linguistic Society of America[19].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Carl Darling Buck is A dictionary of selected synonyms in the principal Indo-European languages: a contribution to the history of ideas[23].

Personal Life

A child of Carl Darling Buck was Howard Buck[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1955-02-08T00:00:00Z[5] and +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[11]. Carl Darling Buck passed away in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Carl Darling Buck ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Carl Darling Buck born?

Born in Orland[2], Carl Darling Buck…

Where did Carl Darling Buck die?

Carl Darling Buck passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Carl Darling Buck do for work?

Carl Darling Buck worked as linguist[6], university teacher[7], and philologist[8].

Where did Carl Darling Buck go to school?

Carl Darling Buck was educated at Yale University[21] and Leipzig University[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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