Roman Jakobson

Summary

Roman Jakobson is a human^[1]. He was born in Moscow^[2]. He was born on September 28, 1896^[3]. He died in Cambridge^[4]. He died on July 18, 1982^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6], literary scholar^[7], pedagogue^[8], historian^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Roman Jakobson's place of birth was Moscow^[2].
• Roman Jakobson died in Cambridge^[4].
• Roman Jakobson died in Boston^[12].
• Roman Jakobson was born on September 28, 1896^[3].
• Roman Jakobson was born on September 11, 1896^[13].
• Roman Jakobson was born on October 10, 1896^[14].
• Roman Jakobson was born on September 28, 1896^[15].
• Roman Jakobson died on July 18, 1982^[5].
• Burial took place at Mount Auburn Cemetery^[16].
• Roman Jakobson was married to Soňa Haasová^[17].
• Roman Jakobson held citizenship in Russian Empire^[18].
• Roman Jakobson held citizenship in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[19].
• Roman Jakobson held citizenship in Soviet Union^[20].
• Roman Jakobson held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[21].
• Roman Jakobson held citizenship in United States^[22].
• Roman Jakobson is identified as part of the Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group^[23].
• Roman Jakobson's professions included linguist^[6].
• Roman Jakobson's professions included literary scholar^[7].
• Roman Jakobson worked as a pedagogue^[8].
• Roman Jakobson's professions included historian^[9].
• Roman Jakobson's professions included writer^[10].
• Roman Jakobson worked as a critic^[24].
• Roman Jakobson's field of work was linguistics^[25].
• Roman Jakobson's field of work was structuralism^[26].
• Roman Jakobson's field of work was poetics^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Moscow^[2], Roman Jakobson… Recorded date of birth include September 28, 1896^[3], September 11, 1896^[13], and October 10, 1896^[14]. He is identified as part of the Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group^[23].

Education

Educated at Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University^[28], a faculty^[29], in Russian Empire^[30] and philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6], literary scholar^[7], pedagogue^[8], historian^[9], writer^[10], and critic^[24]. Fields of work include linguistics^[25], an academic discipline^[32]; structuralism^[26], a theory^[33]; poetics^[27], an academic discipline^[34]; morphology^[35], an academic major^[36]; Russian literature^[37], a sub-set of literature^[38]; and philology^[39], an academic discipline^[40]. Employers include Harvard University^[41], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1636^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[46], a university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1861^[49], headquartered in Cambridge^[50]; and Masaryk University^[51], a public university^[52], in Czech Republic^[53], founded in 1919^[54], headquartered in Brno^[55]. Roman Jakobson held the position of president of the Linguistic Society of America^[56]. A notable student of him was Clarence Brown^[57]. He supervised Morris Halle as a doctoral student^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class^[59], a grade of an order^[60], in Czech Republic^[61]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[62], a fellowship grant^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1925^[65]; Knight of the Legion of Honour^[66], a grade of an order^[67], in France^[68]; doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble^[69], an award^[70], in France^[71]; honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis^[72]; and honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University^[73].

Personal Life

Roman Jakobson was married to Soňa Haasová^[17]. His religion is recorded as Judaism^[74].

Death and Burial

Roman Jakobson died on July 18, 1982^[5]. Recorded place of death include Cambridge^[4], a city in the United States^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1630^[77] and Boston^[12], a city in the United States^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1630^[80]. Burial took place at Mount Auburn Cemetery^[16].

Why It Matters

Roman Jakobson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

He has been cited as an influence by Frederick Jelinek^[83], a pedagogue^[84], 1932–2010^[85], of Czechoslovakia^[86], specialised in natural language processing^[87].

His notable doctoral advisees include Morris Halle^[88], a linguist^[89], 1923–2018^[90], of Latvia^[91], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[92], specialised in phonology^[93].

FAQs

Where was Roman Jakobson born?

Roman Jakobson was born in Moscow^[2].

Where did Roman Jakobson die?

Roman Jakobson passed away in Cambridge^[4].

Who was Roman Jakobson married to?

Roman Jakobson's spouses include Soňa Haasová^[17].

What did Roman Jakobson do for work?

Roman Jakobson worked as linguist^[6], literary scholar^[7], pedagogue^[8], historian^[9], and writer^[10].

Where did Roman Jakobson go to school?

Roman Jakobson was educated at Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University^[28] and philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague^[31].

What awards did Roman Jakobson receive?

Honors received include Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class^[59], Guggenheim Fellowship^[62], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[66], and doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble^[69].

Who did Roman Jakobson influence?

Roman Jakobson has been cited as an influence by Frederick Jelinek^[83].