Ian Hancock

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1942 –

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Who is Ian Hancock?

Ian Hancock is a linguist, Romani scholar, and political advocate. He was born and raised in England, and is one of the main contributors in the field of Romani studies.

He is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies since 1972. He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton, who Hancock claims has Romani ancestry. He also represented the Romani people at the 1997 Rafto Prize award.

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Born
Aug 29, 1942
United Kingdom
Ethnicity
  • Romani people
  • Romanichal
Nationality
  • United Kingdom

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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