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Lyle Campbell

1942 - Today

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Lyle Richard Campbell (born October 22, 1942) is an American scholar and linguist known for his studies of indigenous American languages, especially those of Central America, and on historical linguistics in general. Campbell is professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lyle Campbell is the 206th most popular linguist (down from 198th in 2019), the 11,441st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,679th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Lyle Campbell ranks 206 out of 214Before him are Charles F. Hockett, Ivan Yakovlev, Rudolf Thurneysen, Sophus Bugge, Georg Bühler, and Dmitry Ushakov. After him are Mary Haas, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, Ian Hancock, Michael Witzel, and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Lyle Campbell ranks 659Before him are Glyn Johns, Ozren Bonačić, Liu Qi, Tom Mankiewicz, Eloy Campos, and Barry Diller. After him are Molly Peters, Tommy Roe, Jean-Claude Rudaz, Charlie Rose, Michele Lee, and Jon Kyl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lyle Campbell ranks 11,443 out of 20,380Before him are George Tobias (1901), Mitch Lucker (1984), Evelyn Hooker (1907), Paul Winter (1939), Roy Harris (1898), and Alan Gilbert (1967). After him are Julie Bishop (1914), Samantha Smith (1969), Terry Kiser (1939), Amy Sedaris (1961), Pauline Betz (1919), and Tim DeKay (1963).

Among LINGUISTS In United States

Among linguists born in United States, Lyle Campbell ranks 22Before him are Robert Blust (1940), Dell Hymes (1927), George Perkins Marsh (1801), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Daniel Everett (1951), and Charles F. Hockett (1916). After him are Mary Haas (1910), and Einar Haugen (1906).