Murray Barnson Emeneau
Murray Barnson Emeneau | |
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| Born | February 28, 1904 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | August 29, 2005 (aged 101) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | Dravidian linguistics, linguistic areas |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Dalhousie University (B.A.) Yale University (Ph.D.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Franklin Edgerton |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral students | William Bright, Ram Karan Sharma, Bh. Krishnamurti |
| Main interests | Linguistics, Dravidian studies, Sanskrit studies, Indology |
Murray Barnson Emeneau (February 28, 1904 – August 29, 2005) was the founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.