David Abercrombie

Deceased Person

1909 – 1992

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Who was David Abercrombie?

David Abercrombie was a British phonetician who established the Department of Phonetics at the University of Edinburgh. He was a student of J. R. Firth and Daniel Jones. He retired as Professor of Phonetics in 1980 and died in Edinburgh at the age of 82.

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Born
Dec 19, 1909
Education
  • University of Leeds
Died
1992

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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