About Edward G. Cox
Lived 1876 – 1963 (aged 86–87). Edward G. Cox was a linguist and sailor.
Edward Godfrey Cox (1876–1963) was an American linguist and yachtsman. He was born in Ottawa, Ohio and became a professor at Cornell University and then University of Washington. He was the editor of the journal Modern Language Quarterly from 1943 to 1963, when he died.
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Who was Edward G. Cox?
American linguist and yachtsman
When was Edward G. Cox born?
Edward G. Cox was born in 1876 in Ottawa.
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Edward G. Cox died in 1963 in Seattle.
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Edward G. Cox was a linguist and sailor.
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