David Abercrombie
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | December 19,1909 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Birkenhead |
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| Died | Edinburgh |
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| 1992 | |
| Edinburgh | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Education | University of Leeds |
| Parents | Lascelles Abercrombie |
| Uncles | Patrick Abercrombie |
| Books | Elements of general phonetics |
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| ID | 4109544 |
David Abercrombie Life story
David Abercrombie was a British phonetician who established the Department of Phonetics at the University of Edinburgh. He was a student of J. R. Firth and Daniel Jones. He retired as Professor of Phonetics in 1980 and died in Edinburgh at the age of 82.