Biography.guide
Home › People › Linguist › Robert C. May
Portrait of Robert C. May

Robert C. May

American philosopher and linguist

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Robert C. May

Robert C. May was an American linguist and philosopher.

Robert C. May is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis. He is known for his works on philosophy of language.

Books Logical Form: Its Structure and Derivation. MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma., 1985. The Grammar of Quantification, Garland Publishing, New York, 1991. Indices and Identity, with Robert Fiengo. MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma., 1994. De Lingua Belief, with Robert Fiengo. MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma, 2006.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Nationality
Employers
University of California, Irvine, University of California, Davis
Also known as
Robert Carlen May

Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert C. May?

American philosopher and linguist

What was Robert C. May's occupation?

Robert C. May was a linguist and philosopher.

What nationality was Robert C. May?

Robert C. May was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert C. May

· Wikidata: Q112829455

· DBpedia: Robert C. May

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert C. May. https://biography.guide/robert-c-may/

MLA: "Robert C. May." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/robert-c-may/.

Chicago: "Robert C. May." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/robert-c-may/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:06 UTC