Victor Golla

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Victor Golla

Summary

Victor Golla is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mount Shasta[2]. He was born on February 10, 1939[3]. He died in Trinidad[4]. He died on April 24, 2021[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], linguist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Victor Golla's place of birth was Mount Shasta[2].
  • Victor Golla died in Trinidad[4].
  • Victor Golla was born on February 10, 1939[3].
  • Victor Golla died on April 24, 2021[5].
  • Victor Golla held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Victor Golla's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Victor Golla's professions included linguist[7].
  • Victor Golla's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Victor Golla's field of work was indigenous language of North America[11].
  • Victor Golla's field of work was Pacific Coast Athabaskan[12].
  • Victor Golla's field of work was Penutian[13].
  • Among Victor Golla's employers was George Washington University[14].
  • Victor Golla was employed by University of Alberta[15].
  • Victor Golla was employed by Columbia University[16].
  • Among Victor Golla's employers was California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt[17].
  • Victor Golla's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[18].
  • Victor Golla received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Victor Golla received the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award[20].
  • Victor Golla was a member of Linguistic Society of America[21].
  • Victor Golla was a member of Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas[22].
  • Victor Golla is recorded as male[23].
  • Victor Golla's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • The cause of death was stroke[25].
  • Victor Golla's family name is recorded as Golla[26].
  • Victor Golla's given name is recorded as Victor[27].

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Origins and Family

Victor Golla's place of birth was Mount Shasta[2]. He was born on February 10, 1939[3].

Education

Victor Golla's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], linguist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include indigenous language of North America[11], an indigenous languages of a geographic region[28]; Pacific Coast Athabaskan[12], a language family[29]; and Penutian[13], a language family[30]. Employers include George Washington University[14], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1821[33]; University of Alberta[15], an autonomous university[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1906[36], headquartered in Edmonton[37]; Columbia University[16], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1754[40], headquartered in Manhattan[41]; and California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt[17], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1913[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1874[47] and Leonard Bloomfield Book Award[20], an award[48], founded in 1992[49].

Death and Burial

Victor Golla died on April 24, 2021[5]. He died in Trinidad[4]. The cause of death was stroke[25].

Why It Matters

Victor Golla ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Victor Golla born?

Victor Golla was born in Mount Shasta[2].

Where did Victor Golla die?

Victor Golla died in Trinidad[4].

What did Victor Golla do for work?

Victor Golla worked as anthropologist[6], linguist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Victor Golla go to school?

Victor Golla was educated at University of California, Berkeley[18].

What awards did Victor Golla receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19] and Leonard Bloomfield Book Award[20].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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