Morris Swadesh
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 58 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 22,1909 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Holyoke |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 20,1967 |
| Died | Mexico City |
| Mexico | |
| Academic advisor | Edward Sapir |
| Education | Yale University |
| The University of Chicago | |
| Books | Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States |
| The origin and diversification of language | |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada |
| Known for | Swadesh list |
| Interests | Historical Linguistics |
| Glottochronology | |
| Lexicostatistics | |
| The Americas | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1353874 |
Morris Swadesh Life story
Morris Swadesh was an American linguist who specialized in comparative and historical linguistics. Swadesh was born in Massachusetts to Bessarabian Jewish immigrant parents.