William Dwight Whitney American orientalist
William Dwight Whitney is a 67 years old American orientalist from Northampton. William Dwight Whitney was born on February 09, 1827 (died on June 08, 1894, he was 67 years old) in Northampton.
About
No, he died on 06/08/1894, 129 years ago. He was 67 years old when he died. He died in New Haven
Family
Child
He had one child, Edward (54, American judge) . When his first child, Edward Baldwin Whitney, was born, William Dwight Whitney was 29 years old.
Brother
William Dwight Whitney had 1 sibling. American geologist Josiah (7 years older)
Awards (2)
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts , awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ,
Education
He graduated from Williams College, University Of Tübingen and Humboldt University Of Berlin
What was William's zodiac sign?William Dwight Whitney zodiac sign was aquarius.
Other facts about William Dwight Whitney
| Place of death | New Haven |
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| Member of | Society For Classical Studies , start time: 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | President Of The Society For Classical Studies , start time: 1869-07-27T00:00:00Z , end time: 1870-07-26T00:00:00Z , replaced by: Howard Crosby |
| Commons Creator page | William Dwight Whitney |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Employer | Yale University |
| Family name | Whitney. Show people with the surname Whitney |
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| Field of work | Linguistics |
| Given name | William |
| Libris-URI | 1zcgkxwk2plr2ff |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000403560 |
| Date of death | 1894-06-07T00:00:00Z |
| Archives at | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Place of birth | Northampton |
| Writing language | English |
