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Eric Lenneberg

German American linguist and neurologist (1921–1975)
Person Human Q3320392

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 19, 1921
Date of death
May 31, 1975
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
Place of death
White Plains
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
psychologist, linguist, neurologist
Employer
Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Michigan[11][12][13]
Field of work
neurolinguistics, cognitive psychology[9][10]
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Chicago[14][15]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[21][22]
Given name
Eric[20]
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Phi Beta Kappa Society[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Heinz Lenneberg en Eric Lenneberg cs Eric Heinz Lenneberg cs Eric H. Lenneberg de Eric Heinz Lenneberg es Eric Heinz Lenneberg ja エリック・レネバーグ pl Eric Heinz Lenneberg ru Леннеберг, Эрик ru Эрик Леннеберг tr Eric Heinz Lenneberg zh 埃里克·伦内伯格
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
000000008501070X
VIAF cluster ID
79306042
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50049764
GND ID
118779443
Academic Tree ID
12429
Awards & Winners artist ID
01982k
BIBSYS ID
90147957, 90711468
CONOR.BG ID
7901541
CONOR.SR ID
30813543
CiNii Research ID
1140845216626310400
DDB person (GND) ID
118779443
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118779443
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FAST ID
16926
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Find a Grave memorial ID
162807546
Freebase ID
/m/01982k
Guggenheim fellows ID
eric-h-lenneberg
IdRef ID
060819731
IxTheo authority ID
079557791
J9U entity ID
987007277181305171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118779443
Kallías ID
PE00636188
Leopoldina member ID (new)
eric-heinz-lenneberg
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00393344
NDL Authority ID
00447352
NE.se ID
eric-h-lenneberg
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2015870053
NSK (VIAF) ID
000012608
NSK ID
981005676123709366
NUKAT ID
n2002099758
National Library of Chile ID
000058355
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001218648
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810663166805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX971123
National Virtual Library of India ID
155163
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068377533
Parsifal cluster ID
175947
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
46387
Prabook ID
1113840
RERO ID (legacy)
A003512380
SBN author ID
RAVV074940
SHARE Catalogue author ID
254380
Scopus author ID
6602312007
Teresianum authority ID
4750
Unz Review author ID
LennebergEricH
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sqfzemsa
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrrxwDFqRrG6wV4hhy68C
Yale LUX ID
person/33e440e7-de9a-4264-a83f-1d315415a6f4

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Employer 3
Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Michigan
Occupation 3
psychologist, linguist, neurologist
Educated at 2
Harvard University, University of Chicago
Field of work 2
cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Member of 2
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Eric
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Düsseldorf
Place of death 1
White Plains
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Eric Lenneberg was born on September 19, 1921[1], in Düsseldorf[2]. He died on May 31, 1975[3], in White Plains[4]. He worked as a psychologist[5], linguist[6], and neurologist[7].

FAQs

Where was Eric Lenneberg born?

Eric Lenneberg was born in Düsseldorf[2].

Where did Eric Lenneberg die?

Eric Lenneberg died in White Plains[4].

What did Eric Lenneberg do for work?

Eric Lenneberg worked as a psychologist[5], linguist[6], and neurologist[7].

Where did Eric Lenneberg go to school?

Eric Lenneberg was educated at Harvard University[14] and University of Chicago[15].

What awards did Eric Lenneberg receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

Related Entities

Germany

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  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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