David Neil MacKenzie
British linguist (1926–2001)
David Neil MacKenzie FBA (8 April 1926 – 13 October 2001) was a scholar of Iranian languages.
David Neil MacKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1926 London, UK |
| Died | 13 October 2001 Bangor, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Linguist |
MacKenzie helped with the study of Iranic languages. This includes Middle Persian, Sogdian and Pashto.[1]
He wrote the Concise Pahlavi Dictionary (1971). It was one of the most famous lexicographic(a dictionary that translates two languages) books for the 9th-12th century Zoroastrian texts.
References change
- ↑ Sims-Williams, Nicholas (22 October 2001), "Obituary: Professor D. N. MacKenzie", The Independent, London, archived from the original on 30 September 2007, retrieved 31 March 2007
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