Terrence Kaufman
Terrence Kaufman | |
|---|---|
Kaufman in 1986 | |
| Born | Terrence Scott Kaufman June 12, 1937 Portland, Oregon, US |
| Died | March 3, 2022 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Title | Professor Emeritus |
| Spouse |
Elaine Diana Marlowe
(m. 1964–1972) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Chicago, BA, 1959 University of California, Berkeley, PhD, 1963 |
| Thesis | Tzeltal Grammar (1963) |
| Academic advisors | William F. Shipley, Mary Haas |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st century |
| Discipline | Linguistics and anthropology |
| Sub-discipline | Mesoamerican |
| Institutions | University of Pittsburgh, University of California, Berkeley |
Terrence Kaufman (June 12, 1937 – March 3, 2022) was an American linguist who specialized in lexicography, Mesoamerican historical linguistics, the documentation of unwritten languages and language contact phenomena. He served as professor emeritus of linguistics and anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.