Award
doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3440619 · wikidata
SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Robert Austerlitz
1923-12-13 – 1994-09-09
Life & Legacy
Robert Paul Austerlitz (December 13, 1923 – September 9, 1994) was a Romanian-American linguist. Born in Bucharest, he emigrated to the United States in 1938. He received a bachelor of arts from the New School for Social Research. In June 1950, he received a Master of Arts from Columbia University, where he studied under André Martinet. With funding from the Ford Foundation, he studied the Uralic and Altaic languages at the University of Helsinki from 1951 to 1953 and Nivkh and Hokkaido at the University of Tokyo from 1953 to 1954.
Occupation & Career
linguist, teacher
Education
Columbia University; University of Helsinki; University of Tokyo
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Employer
Columbia University
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Education & Institutions
Columbia University · University of Helsinki · University of Tokyo
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3440619 · wikidata
Award
Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3440619 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3440619 — wikidata View source
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