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Mary Haas

1910 - 1996

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Mary Rosamond Haas (January 23, 1910 – May 17, 1996) was an American linguist who specialized in North American indigenous languages, Thai, and historical linguistics. She served as president of the Linguistic Society of America. She was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Mary Haas is the 208th most popular linguist (up from 210th in 2024), the 12,891st most popular biography from United States (up from 13,770th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Mary Haas ranks 208 out of 214. Before her are Ivan Yakovlev, Rudolf Thurneysen, Sophus Bugge, Georg Bühler, Dmitry Ushakov, and Lyle Campbell. After her are Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, Snježana Kordić, Ian Hancock, Michael Witzel, and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Mary Haas ranks 398. Before her are Toon Oprinsen, Al Harker, F. F. Bruce, Govan Mbeki, Chidambaram Subramaniam, and Harry Carney. After her are Ilona Massey, Kitty Carlisle, Jacquetta Hawkes, Irene Sharaff, Constance Cummings, and Tyrus Wong. Among people deceased in 1996, Mary Haas ranks 339. Before her are Tommy Lawton, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Peter Glenville, Allenby Chilton, Sim Iness, and Mario Savio. After her are Eddie Harris, Sultan Rahi, Jacquetta Hawkes, Juliet Prowse, Jean Muir, and Audrey Patterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Haas ranks 12,895 out of 20,380. Before her are Mustard (1990), Lisa Raymond (1973), Chuck D (1960), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Clyde McPhatter (1932), and George S. Boutwell (1818). After her are Adam Shankman (1964), Anders Holm (1981), Walter Catlett (1889), Chris Messina (1974), Marin Raykov (1960), and Mustafa Ali (1986).

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Among LINGUISTS In United States

Among linguists born in United States, Mary Haas ranks 23. Before her are Dell Hymes (1927), George Perkins Marsh (1801), Kenneth Lee Pike (1912), Daniel Everett (1951), Charles F. Hockett (1916), and Lyle Campbell (1942). After her are Einar Haugen (1906).

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