John R. Rickford

Summary

John R. Rickford is a human^[1]. He was born in Georgetown^[2]. He was born on September 16, 1949^[3]. He worked as a linguist^[4], academic^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John R. Rickford's place of birth was Georgetown^[2].
• John R. Rickford was born on September 16, 1949^[3].
• A child of John R. Rickford was Russell J. Rickford^[8].
• John R. Rickford held citizenship in United States^[9].
• John R. Rickford's professions included linguist^[4].
• John R. Rickford worked as an academic^[5].
• John R. Rickford's professions included university teacher^[6].
• John R. Rickford's field of work was sociolinguistics^[10].
• John R. Rickford's field of work was African American Vernacular English^[11].
• John R. Rickford's field of work was linguistics^[12].
• John R. Rickford held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America^[13].
• Among John R. Rickford's employers was Stanford University^[14].
• John R. Rickford was employed by Stanford University^[15].
• John R. Rickford was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[16].
• John R. Rickford's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania^[17].
• John R. Rickford received the American Book Awards^[18].
• John R. Rickford received the Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education^[19].
• John R. Rickford received the Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[20].
• John R. Rickford was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• John R. Rickford was a member of British Academy^[22].
• John R. Rickford was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[23].
• John R. Rickford is recorded as male^[24].
• John R. Rickford's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• John R. Rickford's given name is recorded as John^[26].
• John R. Rickford's professorship is recorded as J. E. Wallace Sterling Professorship in the Humanities^[27].

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Origins and Family

John R. Rickford's place of birth was Georgetown^[2]. He was born on September 16, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[16], a campus^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1965^[30] and University of Pennsylvania^[17], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1740^[33], headquartered in Philadelphia^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[4], academic^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include sociolinguistics^[10], an academic discipline^[35]; African American Vernacular English^[11], a non-standard language^[36], in United States^[37]; and linguistics^[12], an academic discipline^[38]. Employers include Stanford University^[14], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1885^[41], headquartered in Stanford^[42]. John R. Rickford held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include American Book Awards^[18], a literary award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1978^[45]; Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education^[19]; and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[20].

Personal Life

A child of John R. Rickford was Russell J. Rickford^[8].

Why It Matters

John R. Rickford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was John R. Rickford born?

Born in Georgetown^[2], John R. Rickford…

What did John R. Rickford do for work?

John R. Rickford worked as linguist^[4], academic^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did John R. Rickford go to school?

John R. Rickford was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[16] and University of Pennsylvania^[17].

What awards did John R. Rickford receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards^[18], Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education^[19], and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[20].