Samuel E. Martin
Samuel E. Martin | |
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Martin in 1994, when he received the Republic of Korea Presidential Medal of Honor | |
| Born | 29 January 1924 |
| Died | 28 November 2009 (aged 85) |
| Known for | Study of Japanese and Korean languages |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit (1994, rank unknown) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University, University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Bernard Bloch |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Notable students | J. Marshall Unger |
Samuel Elmo Martin (29 January 1924 – 28 November 2009) was an American linguist known for seminal work on the languages of East Asia, a professor at Yale University, and the author of many works on the Korean and Japanese languages.