Alexander Argüelles

Alexander Argüelles
Alexander Argüelles
	Argüelles in 2011
Born	30 April 1964; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse	Park Hyun-Kyung
Children	2
Academic background
Education	Columbia University (B.A.); University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.); Freie Universität Berlin;
Thesis	Viking Dreams: Mythological and Religious Dream Symbolism in the Old Norse Sagas (1994)
Doctoral advisor	Wendy Doniger
Other advisors	Ioan P. Culianu
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	Handong University (1996–2004); American University of Science and Technology (2004–2006); New College of California (2006–2009); SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (2009–2012); American University in the Emirates (2012–2019); Concordia Language Villages (2019–2021);
Main interests	Second-language acquisition; Language pedagogy; Korean language;
Website	alexanderarguelles.com

Alexander Sabino Argüelles (born 30 April 1964) is an American linguist notable for his work on the Korean language. An avid language learner, he was profiled in Michael Erard's Babel No More. He is one of the polyglots listed in Kenneth Hyltenstam's Advanced Proficiency and Exceptional Ability in Second Languages, and has been described by The New Yorker as "a legendary figure in the [polyglot] community".

Argüelles is highly proficient in 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Catalan, Swedish and Korean, and has a knowledge of more than 60 languages.

Alexander Argüelles
Argüelles in 2011
Born	(1964-04-30) 30 April 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse	Park Hyun-Kyung
Children	2

Academic background
Education	Columbia University (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.) Freie Universität Berlin
Thesis	Viking Dreams: Mythological and Religious Dream Symbolism in the Old Norse Sagas (1994)
Doctoral advisor	Wendy Doniger
Other advisors	Ioan P. Culianu
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	Handong University (1996–2004) American University of Science and Technology (2004–2006) New College of California (2006–2009) SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (2009–2012) American University in the Emirates (2012–2019) Concordia Language Villages (2019–2021)
Main interests	Second-language acquisition Language pedagogy Korean language

Website	alexanderarguelles.com