Marron Curtis Fort
Marron Curtis Fort | |
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| Born | October 24, 1938 |
| Died | December 18, 2019 (aged 81) |
| Parent | Marron William Fort (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Beschreibung der Vechtaer Mundart (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Senn |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Sub-discipline | Germanistics |
| Institutions | |
Marron Curtis Fort (October 24, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was an American-born German linguist and professor who specialized in the study of Saterland Frisian and Low German (Plattdeutsch) spoken in northern Germany. Fort was a German citizen and lived in Leer. Fort's work in print and appearances in radio and television have contributed greatly to the preservation and furthering of the Saterland Frisian language and Low German language and culture in general.