Robert Blust
American linguist (1940–2022)
Robert Andrew Blust (May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022)[1] was an American linguist. His works were about historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology. He was a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Blust's works were also about the Austronesian languages.
Robert Blust | |||||||
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| Born | Robert Andrew Blust May 9, 1940 | ||||||
| Died | January 5, 2022 (aged 81) | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Other names | Bai Lesi (白樂思) | ||||||
| Education | B.A. in Anthropology (1967),
M.A. in Linguistics (1968), PhD in Linguistics (1974), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology | ||||||
| Employer | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | ||||||
| Title | Professor of Linguistics; Review editor for the journal Oceanic Linguistics | ||||||
| Spouse | Laura Chang-Blust (白嫪拉) | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 白樂思 | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Blust died of cancer on January 5, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 81.[2]
References
change- ↑ Adelaar, Alexander (2009). Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history: a festschrift for Robert Blust. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 978-0-85883-601-3. OCLC 320478674.
- ↑ "LLM Volume 40, 2022". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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