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Edward Sapir

American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939)
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Edward Sapir
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23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
January 26, 1884
Date of death
February 4, 1939
Place of birth
Lębork
Place of death
New Haven
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
anthropologist, linguist, sociolinguist, university teacher, ethnologist, philosopher[11]
Employer
Yale University, University of Chicago[16][17]
Field of work
linguistics, ethnology, volkerpsychologie[12][13][14]
Position held
president of the Linguistic Society of America[15]
Educated at
Columbia University, Stuyvesant High School, DeWitt Clinton High School[18][19][20]
Award received
Sterling Professor, Person of National Historic Significance[22][23]
Doctoral advisor
Franz Boas[21]
Doctoral student
Benjamin Lee Whorf[28]
Student of
Franz Boas, Wilhelm Wundt[31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yiddish, English[36][37]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World[33][34][35]
Family name
Sapir (surname)[29]
Given name
Edward[30]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society[24][25][26]
Name in native language
Edward Sapir[38]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Edward Sapir ar إدوارد سابير ar ايدوارد سابير de Eduard Sapir fa ادوارد ساپیر fa ساپیر fa سپیر he אדוארד ספיר hi एडवर्ड सपीर ja エドワード・サピア ja サピーア ja サピア ko 에드워드 사피어 pt Sapir ru Сепир ru Sapir ru Сепир Э. ru Сепир Эдвард ru Сепир, Эдвард ru Сепир Эдуард
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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American National Biography ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BAnQ authority ID
0000081553
BFXC authority ID
130304
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BHL creator ID
299171
BIBSYS ID
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BabelNet ID
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Babelio author ID
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Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bitraga author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Bérose ID
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CANTIC ID
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CCAB ID
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CIRDOC author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Classiques des sciences sociales ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118751247
EGAXA ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
195168
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0060892
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Edward_Sapir
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3656913
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
54557
IdRef ID
030318882
Interlingual Index ID
i96810
IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
13766
KBR person ID
14149599
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
Edward_Sapir
Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar2274226, NLB-ar2280591
NLP ID
a0000001209566
NNDB people ID
324/000099027
NSK (VIAF) ID
000035395
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n98046844
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20000941
National Historic People ID
1262
National Library of Brazil ID
000862599
National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
252539
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001208599
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000116599
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199624091
National Library of Latvia ID
000031804
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810575872105606
National Library of Portugal ID
74469
National Library of Russia ID
770160237, 770160238
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1648087
National Virtual Library of India ID
133057
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069004536
Obálky knih ID
kup20030000086629
Online Books Page author ID
Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3972311
Open Library ID
OL114383A
OpenMLOL author ID
173441
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100441544
Parsifal cluster ID
104193
Persée author ID
73389
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
278323
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
159074
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
70520
Prabook ID
1121250
Project Gutenberg author ID
4464
Quora topic ID
Edward-Sapir
RERO ID (legacy)
A003785882
SBN author ID
BVEV010213
SHARE Catalogue author ID
118866
SNAC ARK ID
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Treccani ID
edward-sapir
UOM ID
99664
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1007582
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/280388
Wellcome Collection concept ID
zzmrbnnx
WikiTree person ID
Sapir-17
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11301164-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2aff9b76-de9f-4ea3-849b-520c7adecdad

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Occupation 6
philosopher, linguist, anthropologist, university teacher, ethnologist, sociolinguist
Educated at 3
Columbia University, Stuyvesant High School, DeWitt Clinton High School
Field of work 3
linguistics, ethnology, volkerpsychologie
Member of 3
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Award received 2
Sterling Professor, Person of National Historic Significance
Employer 2
Yale University, University of Chicago
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Yiddish
Student of 2
Wilhelm Wundt, Franz Boas
Teachers 2
Wilhelm Wundt, Franz Boas
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Doctoral advisor 1
Franz Boas
Doctoral advisors 1
Franz Boas
Doctoral student 1
Benjamin Lee Whorf
Doctoral students 1
Benjamin Lee Whorf
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Place of birth 1
Lębork
Place of death 1
New Haven
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Edward Sapir was born on January 26, 1884[1], in Lębork[2]. He died on February 4, 1939[3], in New Haven[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], sociolinguist[7], university teacher[8], and ethnologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edward Sapir include Sapir-Whorf hypothesis[39], a scientific hypothesis[40].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Sapir-Whorf hypothesis[39], a scientific hypothesis[40].

His notable doctoral advisees include Benjamin Lee Whorf[41], an anthropologist[42], 1897–1941[43], of United States[44], specialised in linguistics[45].

FAQs

Where was Edward Sapir born?

Edward Sapir's place of birth was Lębork[2].

Where did Edward Sapir die?

Edward Sapir passed away in New Haven[4].

What did Edward Sapir do for work?

Edward Sapir worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], sociolinguist[7], university teacher[8], and ethnologist[9].

Where did Edward Sapir go to school?

Edward Sapir was educated at Columbia University[18], Stuyvesant High School[19], and DeWitt Clinton High School[20].

What awards did Edward Sapir receive?

Honors received include Sterling Professor[22] and Person of National Historic Significance[23].

Related Entities

Benjamin Lee Whorf ethnology Franz Boas linguistics United States Wilhelm Wundt

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . tseshaht.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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