Robert Lees (linguist)

Robert Lees
Born(1922-07-09)July 9, 1922
DiedDecember 6, 1996(1996-12-06) (aged 74)
Academic background
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorNoam Chomsky
Academic work
Disciplinelinguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Tel Aviv University, University of Delhi
Doctoral studentsFrederick Newmeyer

Robert B. Lees (9 July 1922 – 6 December 1996) was an American linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.