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Ian Hancock

1942 - Today

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Ian Francis Hancock (Romani: Yanko le Redžosko; born 29 August 1942) is a linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate. He was born and raised in England and is one of the main contributors in the field of Romani studies. He is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies since 1972. He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton, who, Hancock claims, has Romani ancestry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ian Hancock is the 212th most popular linguist (down from 209th in 2024), the 6,358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,176th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Ian Hancock ranks 212 out of 214. Before him are Dmitry Ushakov, Lyle Campbell, Mary Haas, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, and Snježana Kordić. After him are Michael Witzel, and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ian Hancock ranks 708. Before him are Muriel Day, Bob Gaudio, Kathleen Blanco, Nathan Deal, Joy Behar, and Sharon Olds. After him are Andraé Crouch, Suzanne Cory, Mac Davis, Joe Boyd, Richard M. Daley, and Letta Mbulu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Hancock ranks 6,360 out of 8,785. Before him are Finola Hughes (1959), Tom Tugendhat (1973), John Leckie (1949), Phil Brown (1962), Charles Holden (1875), and Graham Brady (1967). After him are Phil Thompson (1954), Anthony Moore (1948), Emily Faithfull (1835), Edward Thomas (1878), Philippa Fawcett (1868), and Nicholas Monsarrat (1910).

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Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom

Among linguists born in United Kingdom, Ian Hancock ranks 18. Before him are Henry Sweet (1845), Henry Liddell (1811), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), Alexander Melville Bell (1819), John Eliot (1604), and John Rupert Firth (1890).

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