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Kevin Tuite

b. 1954

Canadian anthropologist

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About Kevin Tuite

Born 1954. Kevin Tuite is an American, Canadian and Irish anthropologist, linguist, researcher, university teacher and ethnologist.

Kevin Tuite (Irish: Caoimhín de Tiúit; born April 3, 1954) is a full Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal. He is a citizen of both Canada and Ireland. His special interest is in Caucasian linguistics, and he has occasionally published on the topic of Georgian mythology.

Biography Tuite was born 3 April 1954, in South Bend, Indiana, USA. He received a BA in chemical engineering from Northwestern University in 1976, and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Chicago in 1988. His doctoral thesis was "Number agreement and morphosyntactic orientation in the Kartvelian languages". From 1991 on, he has been a member of the faculty at Université de Montréal: professeur adjoint 1991–1996, professeur agrégé 1996–2002, professeur titulaire 2002–present. From 2010 through 2014 he was the Chair of Caucasian studies at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Svan (Languages of the World / Materials, vol. 139). München: Lincom Europa, 1997. An anthology of Georgian folk poetry. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Chicago
Positions held
Full professor
Employers
Université de Montréal
Also known as
Kevin J. Tuite

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Tuite?

Canadian anthropologist

When was Kevin Tuite born?

Kevin Tuite was born on 3 April 1954 in South Bend.

What is Kevin Tuite's occupation?

Kevin Tuite is an anthropologist, linguist, researcher, university teacher and ethnologist.

What nationality is Kevin Tuite?

Kevin Tuite is American, Canadian and Irish.

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· Wikidata: Q6397664

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