William Dwight Whitney
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| Born | William Dwight Whitney February 9, 1827 |
| Died | June 7, 1894 (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Williams College University of Berlin University of Tübingen University of Breslau |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, philologist |
| Employer | Yale University |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin |
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| Relatives | Whitney family |
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William Dwight Whitney (February 9, 1827 – June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution. He was the first president of the American Philological Association and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary.