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Roman Jakobson

Died on July 18, 1982

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Roman Osipovich Jakobson (born Roman Iosel-Berovich Yakobson; 10 October 1896 – 18 July 1982) was a Russian linguist and literary theorist. A pioneer of structural linguistics, Jakobson was one of the most celebrated and influential linguists of the twentieth century.

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