About Frederick Bodmer
Lived 1894 – 1960 (aged 65). Frederick Bodmer was a Swiss linguist and philologist.
Frederick Bodmer (actually Friedrich Bodmer) (14 February 1894 – 2 January 1960) was a Swiss philologist and author of the popular book The Loom of Language.
Life He wrote his PhD thesis in 1924 at University of Zurich on the topic Studies about a dialogue in Nathan by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Studien zum Dialog in Lessings Nathan). After that he taught in Europe and at University of Cape Town. Later he held a position within the Department of Modern Languages at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was succeeded in his position at MIT by Noam Chomsky in 1955.
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Who was Frederick Bodmer?
Swiss linguist (1894-1960)
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Frederick Bodmer was born on 14 February 1894 in Fällanden.
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Frederick Bodmer died on 2 February 1960 in Rome.
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Frederick Bodmer was a linguist and philologist.
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Frederick Bodmer was Swiss.
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