Francis, W. Nelson 1910-2002
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Name (Latin)
Francis, W. Nelson 1910-2002
Other forms of name
Francis, Winthorp Nelson, 1910-
Francis, W. Nelson (Winthrop Nelson), 1910-
Date of birth
1910-10-23
Date of death
2002-06-14
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
English philology--Middle English, 1100-1500
Occupation
English teachers
Linguists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
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Wikipedia description:
W. Nelson Francis (October 23, 1910 – June 14, 2002) was an American author, linguist, and university professor. He served as a member of the faculties of Franklin & Marshall College and Brown University, where he specialized in English and corpus linguistics. He is known for his work compiling a text collection entitled the Brown University Standard Corpus of Present-Day American English, which he completed with Henry Kučera.
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