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Roman Jakobson
Influential linguist and a pioneer of structuralism in language studies
Did you know?He was a founding member of the Prague Linguistic Circle and helped bridge the gap between European and American linguistic theories.
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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- Would be
- 130
- Age at death
- 85
- Years since death
- 44
- Born
- September 11, 1896 · Moscow, Russia
- Died
- July 18, 1982
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Scholarship, Science, Literature
Family
- Spouse
- Soňa Haasová
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