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Roman Jakobson

Roman Jakobson (1896–1982) was a Russian linguist, literary scholar and pedagogue.

Also recorded as Roman Osipovich Jakobson; Roman Osipovič Jakobson.

Overview

Born at Moscow in 1896, died at Cambridge in 1982.

In detail

Roman Jakobson studied at Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University and philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague. Clarence Brown is recorded as having studied under Roman Jakobson. the recorded working language is English, Russian and Swedish.

The field of work recorded is linguistics, structuralism and poetics.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Brno and Prague. Employment is recorded with Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Masaryk University. Positions recorded include president of the Linguistic Society of America. Membership is recorded of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Polish Academy of Sciences.

Distinctions recorded are Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class, Guggenheim Fellowship, Knight of the Legion of Honour and doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble.

Sources

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    “Roman Jakobson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q156201: Roman Jakobson

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