Ray Jackendoff

American linguist and philosophy professor
Person human Q1392229
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Ray Jackendoff

Summary

Ray Jackendoff is a human[1]. He was born on January 23, 1945[2]. He worked as a linguist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ray Jackendoff was born on January 23, 1945[2].
  • Ray Jackendoff held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ray Jackendoff's professions included linguist[3].
  • Ray Jackendoff worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Ray Jackendoff's field of work was generative grammar[7].
  • Ray Jackendoff's field of work was linguistics[8].
  • Ray Jackendoff held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[9].
  • Among Ray Jackendoff's employers was Brandeis University[10].
  • Ray Jackendoff was employed by Santa Fe Institute[11].
  • Among Ray Jackendoff's employers was Tufts University[12].
  • Ray Jackendoff was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Ray Jackendoff's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Rumelhart Prize[16].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Jean Nicod Prize[17].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Ray Jackendoff received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Ray Jackendoff was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Ray Jackendoff was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[22].
  • Ray Jackendoff is recorded as male[23].
  • Ray Jackendoff's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Ray Jackendoff supervised Neil Cohn as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ray Jackendoff's given name is recorded as Ray[26].
  • Ray Jackendoff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Ray Jackendoff was born on January 23, 1945[2].

Education

Ray Jackendoff was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13]. His doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include generative grammar[7] and linguistics[8], an academic discipline[28]. Employers include Brandeis University[10], a university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1948[31], headquartered in Waltham[32]; Santa Fe Institute[11], a research institute[33], in United States[34], founded in 1984[35], headquartered in Santa Fe[36]; and Tufts University[12], a university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1852[39]. Ray Jackendoff held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America[9]. He supervised Neil Cohn as a doctoral student[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42]; Rumelhart Prize[16], a science award[43], in United States[44], founded in 2001[45]; Jean Nicod Prize[17], a science award[46], in France[47]; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1874[50]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20], a fellowship award[51].

Why It Matters

Ray Jackendoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What did Ray Jackendoff do for work?

Ray Jackendoff worked as linguist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Ray Jackendoff go to school?

Ray Jackendoff was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Ray Jackendoff receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], Rumelhart Prize[16], Jean Nicod Prize[17], and Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[18].

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  1. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . institutnicod.org. institutnicod.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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