John R. Ross

American linguist
Person human Q720664
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John R. Ross

Summary

John R. Ross is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brookline[2]. He was born on +1938-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2025-05-13T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a linguist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John R. Ross's place of birth was Brookline[2].
  • John R. Ross was born on +1938-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John R. Ross died on +2025-05-13T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John R. Ross held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John R. Ross worked as a linguist[5].
  • John R. Ross's field of work was linguistics[8].
  • Among John R. Ross's employers was University of North Texas[9].
  • John R. Ross was educated at Yale University[10].
  • John R. Ross was educated at University of Pennsylvania[11].
  • John R. Ross's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • John R. Ross's education included a stint at Poughkeepsie Day School[13].
  • John R. Ross's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].
  • John R. Ross received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • John R. Ross's image is recorded as Haj Ross.jpg[16].
  • John R. Ross is recorded as male[17].
  • John R. Ross's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John R. Ross supervised Richard Kayne as a doctoral student[19].
  • John R. Ross's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116771713[20].
  • John R. Ross's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77687857[21].
  • John R. Ross's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83064852[22].
  • John R. Ross's IdRef ID is recorded as 19296349X[23].
  • John R. Ross's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 244002[24].
  • John R. Ross's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_nrf[25].
  • John R. Ross's family name is recorded as Ross[26].
  • John R. Ross's given name is recorded as John[27].

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Origins and Family

John R. Ross's place of birth was Brookline[2]. He was born on +1938-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31]; University of Pennsylvania[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1740[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and Poughkeepsie Day School[13], a school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1934[42]. John R. Ross's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].

Career and Affiliations

John R. Ross worked as a linguist[5]. His field of work was linguistics[8]. Among his employers was University of North Texas[9]. He supervised Richard Kayne as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

John R. Ross received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

Death and Burial

John R. Ross died on +2025-05-13T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John R. Ross ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was John R. Ross born?

John R. Ross's place of birth was Brookline[2].

What did John R. Ross do for work?

John R. Ross worked as linguist[5].

Where did John R. Ross go to school?

John R. Ross was educated at Yale University[10], University of Pennsylvania[11], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], and Poughkeepsie Day School[13].

What awards did John R. Ross receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu. Retrieved . languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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