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Daniel Everett

1951 - Today

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Daniel Leonard Everett (born July 26, 1951) is an American linguist and author best known for his study of the Amazon basin's Pirahã people and their language. Everett is currently Trustee Professor of Cognitive Sciences at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. From July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2018, Everett served as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bentley. Prior to Bentley University, Everett was chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Everett is the 191st most popular linguist (up from 203rd in 2019), the 9,750th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,827th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Daniel Everett ranks 191 out of 214. Before her are George Perkins Marsh, Ziad Fazah, Kenneth Lee Pike, Ray Jackendoff, Helmut Rix, and Vladislav Illich-Svitych. After her are John Eliot, John Rupert Firth, Geoffrey Hull, Sture Allén, Bo Ralph, and Viktor Vinogradov.

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Among people born in 1951, Daniel Everett ranks 519. Before her are Antoni Szymanowski, Anne-Karine Strøm, Seasick Steve, Max Weinberg, Gyula Sax, and Enrique Rodríguez. After her are John Abizaid, Bootsy Collins, Brian Downey, Suad Amiry, Tomás Boy, and Paul Carrack.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Everett ranks 9,752 out of 20,380. Before her are Kathryn Crosby (1933), Edwin Booth (1833), Julian Casablancas (1978), August Dvorak (1894), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), and Tom Heinsohn (1934). After her are Lou Pearlman (1954), Roger Clemens (1962), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Henry Charles Carey (1793), John Abizaid (1951), and Richard Scarry (1919).

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Among LINGUISTS In United States

Among linguists born in United States, Daniel Everett ranks 20. Before her are Alice Kober (1906), William Dwight Whitney (1827), Robert Blust (1940), Dell Hymes (1927), George Perkins Marsh (1801), and Kenneth Lee Pike (1912). After her are Charles F. Hockett (1916), Lyle Campbell (1942), Mary Haas (1910), and Einar Haugen (1906).

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