Robert Blust: American linguist (1940–2022)
Robert Andrew Blust (May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022) 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 May 9, 1940 | ||||||
| Died | January 5, 2022 (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 | ||||||
Blust died of cancer on January 5, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 81.
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