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William Stokoe

1919 - 2000

William Stokoe

William Clarence “Bill” Stokoe Jr. ( STOH-kee; July 21, 1919 – April 4, 2000) was an American linguist and a long-time professor at Gallaudet University. His research on American Sign Language (ASL) revolutionized the understanding of ASL in the United States and sign languages throughout the world. Stokoe's work led to a widespread recognition that sign languages are true languages, exhibiting syntax and morphology, and are not only systems of gesture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Stokoe is the 153rd most popular linguist (down from 140th in 2019), the 7,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,294th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, William Stokoe ranks 153 out of 214. Before him are Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, and Friedrich Kluge. After him are Hermann Möller, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Heinrich Schmid, Arsène Darmesteter, Alice Kober, and William Dwight Whitney.

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Gaston Waringhien
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Germà Colón
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Mary Boyce
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Nurit Peled-Elhanan
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William Stokoe
1919 - 2000
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Alice Kober
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, William Stokoe ranks 246. Before him are Tini Wagner, Milan Horvat, Hau Pei-tsun, Antonio Pietrangeli, Vicente Asensi, and Axel von dem Bussche. After him are Jack Goody, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Manna Dey, Trần Văn Trà, and Lance Macklin. Among people deceased in 2000, William Stokoe ranks 223. Before him are Vladimir Bagirov, Billy Barty, Richard Mulligan, Vicente Asensi, Émile Mercier, and Johann Urbanek. After him are Göran Tunström, Arthur Norris, Enric Miralles, Putra of Perlis, Ernest Lluch, and Viktor Kolotov.

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Tini Wagner
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Jack Goody
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