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Robert Blust
American linguist (1940–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | Robert Andrew Blust (1940-05-09)May 9, 1940 | ||||||
Died | January 5, 2022(2022-01-05) (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 |
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Blust died of cancer on January 5, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 81.[2]