Morris Swadesh

Summary

Morris Swadesh is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Holyoke^[2]. He was born on January 22, 1909^[3]. He passed away in Mexico City^[4]. He died on July 20, 1967^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Holyoke^[2], Morris Swadesh…
• Morris Swadesh died in Mexico City^[4].
• Morris Swadesh was born on January 22, 1909^[3].
• Morris Swadesh died on July 20, 1967^[5].
• Morris Swadesh was married to Mary Haas^[9].
• Morris Swadesh held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Morris Swadesh's professions included linguist^[6].
• Morris Swadesh's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Morris Swadesh's field of work was Indigenous languages of the Americas^[11].
• Morris Swadesh was employed by Office of Strategic Services^[12].
• Morris Swadesh was employed by National Polytechnic Institute^[13].
• Among Morris Swadesh's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison^[14].
• Morris Swadesh was educated at Yale University^[15].
• Morris Swadesh was educated at University of Chicago^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is Perspectives and Problems of Amerindian Comparative Linguistics^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is The Phonemic Structure of Proto-Zapotec^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is A Visit to the Other World, a Nitinat Text (With Translation and Grammatical Analysis)^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is On the Analysis of English Syllabics^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is The Phonemic Principle^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Morris Swadesh is SOME ORTHOGRAPHIC RECOMMENDATIONS^[22].
• Morris Swadesh received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[23].
• Morris Swadesh is recorded as male^[24].
• Morris Swadesh's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Morris Swadesh's given name is recorded as Morris^[26].
• Morris Swadesh's described by source is recorded as On the Lexico-Statistical Theory of Morris Swadesh^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Holyoke^[2], Morris Swadesh… he was born on January 22, 1909^[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[15], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31] and University of Chicago^[16], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1890^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Morris Swadesh's field of work was Indigenous languages of the Americas^[11]. Employers include Office of Strategic Services^[12], an intelligence agency^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1942^[38]; National Polytechnic Institute^[13], a university^[39], in Mexico^[40], founded in 1936^[41]; and University of Wisconsin–Madison^[14], a public research university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1848^[44].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Perspectives and Problems of Amerindian Comparative Linguistics^[17], The Phonemic Structure of Proto-Zapotec^[18], A Visit to the Other World, a Nitinat Text (With Translation and Grammatical Analysis)^[19], On the Analysis of English Syllabics^[20], The Phonemic Principle^[21], and SOME ORTHOGRAPHIC RECOMMENDATIONS^[22]. Things named for Morris Swadesh include Swadesh list^[45], a word list^[46].

Recognition

Morris Swadesh received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[23].

Personal Life

Among Morris Swadesh's spouses was Mary Haas^[9].

Death and Burial

Morris Swadesh died on July 20, 1967^[5]. He passed away in Mexico City^[4].

Why It Matters

Morris Swadesh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for him include Swadesh list^[45], a word list^[46].

FAQs

Where was Morris Swadesh born?

Morris Swadesh was born in Holyoke^[2].

Where did Morris Swadesh die?

Morris Swadesh passed away in Mexico City^[4].

Who was Morris Swadesh married to?

Morris Swadesh's spouses include Mary Haas^[9].

What did Morris Swadesh do for work?

Morris Swadesh worked as linguist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Morris Swadesh go to school?

Morris Swadesh was educated at Yale University^[15] and University of Chicago^[16].

What awards did Morris Swadesh receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[23].