langs: 21 декабря [ru] / december 21 [en] / 21. dezember [de] / 21 décembre [fr] / 21 dicembre [it] / 21 de diciembre [es]
days: december 18 / december 19 / december 20 / december 21 / december 22 / december 23 / december 24
Language / Language
#1 Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish : Gaeilge ), also known as Gaelic , [8] [9] [10] is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family , which is a part of the Indo-European language family . [9] [1] [3] [11] [8] Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland [12] and was the popula
- ... 0-2030 Main article: 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030 The Strategy was produced on 21 december 2010 and will stay in action until 2030; it aims to target language vitality and revitalization of ...
#2 Dutch language
Dutch ( Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen ) ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language [4] and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language , after its close relatives German and English . Afrikaans is a separate but m
- ... (4): 459–474, doi : 10.2989/16073610509486401 , S2CID 7138676 , archived from the original (PDF) on december 21, 2012 Onysko, Alexander; Michel, Sascha (2010), Cognitive Perspectives on Word Formation , Walter de ...
#3 Montenegrin language
Montenegrin ( / ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ n iː ɡ r ɪ n / MON -tih- NEE -grin ; [5] [lower-alpha 1] crnogorski / црногорски ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language [6] [7] [8] mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro . Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dial
- ... ecember 8, 2017 and ISO 639-2 and -3 code [cnr] was assigned to the Montenegrin language, effective december 21, 2017. [3] [4] [16] OFFICIAL STATUS AND SPEAKERS' PREFERENCE Linguistic structure of Montenegro by s ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Ted Strehlow
Theodor George Henry Strehlow (6 June 1908 – 3 October 1978) was an Australian anthropologist and linguist. He notably studied the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) Aboriginal Australians and their language in Central Australia . Australian anthropologist and linguist (1908–1978) This article needs addition
- ... aterial. [40] MARRIAGES AND CHILDREN He married twice, to Bertha James , in Prospect , Adelaide, on 21 december 1935, with whom he had three children, Theo, Shirley and John, and to Kathleen Stuart in 1972, with ...
#2 Selman Riza
Selman Riza (1909–1988) was an Albanian linguist and Albanologist . Riza was one of the founding members of the Albanological Institute of Pristina in 1953. Albanian linguist
- ... 1953. Albanian linguist EARLY LIFE Selman Riza was born in Yakova (now Gjakova ), Ottoman Empire on 21 december 1909. In 1922 he migrated to Albania, where he first studied in the "Naim Frashëri" school. At the ...
#3 Charles Kay Ogden
Charles Kay Ogden ( / ˈ ɒ ɡ d ən / ; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist , philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider , [4] [5] [6] he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect
- ... e, on 1 June 1889 to Charles Burdett Ogden (13 July 1849 – 10 December 1923) and Fanny Hart (1850 – 21 december 1944), [7] [8] who were married in 1888 at Chorlton, Lancashire. His father was employed in various ...
#4 Georgiy Gongadze
Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze [lower-alpha 1] (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) [1] was a Georgian - Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in 2000 near Kyiv. He founded the internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda along with Olena Prytula in 2000. Georgian-born Ukrainian jo
- ... st (14 December 2011) Gongadze's widow appeals closure of criminal case against Kuchma , Kyiv Post ( 21 december 2011) Ukraine's Leonid Kuchma 'implicated' in Gongadze death , BBC News (20 February 2013) Kuchma o ...
#5 Nilla Cram Cook
Nilla Cram Cook (December 21, 1908 – October 11, 1982), also known as Nila Nagini Devi , was an American writer, linguist, translator, and arts patron. American writer Nilla Cram Cook Nilla Cram Cook while she was living in India, from a 1933 Australian newspaper. Born December 21, 1908 Davenport, I
- Nilla Cram Cook ( december 21, 1908 – October 11, 1982), also known as Nila Nagini Devi , was an American writer, linguist, transl ...
- ... lla Cram Cook Nilla Cram Cook while she was living in India, from a 1933 Australian newspaper. Born december 21, 1908 Davenport, Iowa, US Died October 11, 1982 Neunkirchen, Austria Other names Nila Nagini Devi (H ...
#6 Edvard Amundsen
Edvard Amundsen (January 27, 1873 – December 21, 1928) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary in China and India near the borders of Tibet. He is also remembered as an explorer and Tibetan specialist . Edvard Amundsen (first from left in the front row, holding a concertina ) was a member of Annie Royle
- Edvard Amundsen (January 27, 1873 – december 21, 1928) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary in China and India near the borders of Tibet. He is also ...
#7 Celia Logan
Celia Logan (December 17, 1837 – June 18, 1904) was an American actress, playwright, and writer, and a member of the Logan family of actors and writers. She became a correspondent of American journals and wrote for magazines. During the American Civil War , she resided in Milan , Italy, translating
- ... ter acting for a few seasons, she returned to newspaper work and writing for American magazines. On december 21, 1872, she married James H. Connelly (1840-1903), [7] a journalist, writer, and Theosophist . Moving ...
#8 Tom Dutton (linguist)
Tom Dutton (born Thomas Edward Dutton on 10 May 1935 in Dayboro , Queensland , Australia; died 21 December 2021) was an Australian linguist specialising in Papuan languages (particularly the Southeast Papuan languages ) and other languages of Papua New Guinea . [1] [2] Australian linguist (1935-2021
- Tom Dutton (born Thomas Edward Dutton on 10 May 1935 in Dayboro , Queensland , Australia; died 21 december 2021) was an Australian linguist specialising in Papuan languages (particularly the Southeast Papua ...
- ... om Dutton Born Thomas Edward Dutton 10 May 1935 ( 1935-05-10 ) Dayboro, Queensland , Australia Died 21 december 2021 ( 2021-12-22 ) [1] Occupation Linguist Spouse Corinne Dutton Academic background Alma mater Un ...
#9 Yuri Rozhdestvensky
Yuri Rozhdestvensky (December 21, 1926 – October 24, 1999) - Russian rhetorician , educator, linguist and philosopher. Rozhdestvensky started his scholarly career from writing on Chinese grammar; his second Ph.D. involved the study and comparison of 2,000 grammars and established several language un
- Yuri Rozhdestvensky ( december 21, 1926 – October 24, 1999) - Russian rhetorician , educator, linguist and philosopher. Rozhdestvensky ...
#10 Thomas Sebeok
Thomas Albert Sebeok ( Hungarian : Sebők Tamás , Hungarian: [ˈʃɛbøːk ˈtɒmaːʃ] ; 1920–2001) was a Hungarian-born American polymath , [1] semiotician , and linguist . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] As one of the founders of the biosemiotics field, he studied non-human and cross-species signaling and communicat
- ... giving a lecture in Tartu . Born ( 1920-11-09 ) 9 November 1920 Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary Died 21 december 2001 (2001-12-21) (aged 81) Bloomington , Indiana , U.S. Alma mater University of Chicago Princeton ...
#11 Franz Boas
Franz Uri Boas [lower-alpha 1] (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-born American [22] anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". [23] [24] His work is associated with the movements known as historical particularism and c
- Franz Uri Boas [lower-alpha 1] (July 9, 1858 – december 21, 1942) was a German-born American [22] anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has b ...
- ... z Boas Born Franz Uri Boas ( 1858-07-09 ) July 9, 1858 Minden , Prussia , German Confederation Died december 21, 1942 (1942-12-21) (aged 84) New York City , New York , U.S. Citizenship Germany United States Spous ...
- ... 3] [134] STUDENTS AND INFLUENCE Franz Boas died suddenly at the Columbia University Faculty Club on december 21, 1942, in the arms of Claude Lévi-Strauss . [123] [135] [136] By that time he had become one of the ...
#12 Philip Lemont Barbour
Philip Lemont Barbour (December 21, 1898 – December 21, 1980) was an American linguist, historian and radio broadcaster, who is most remembered by those interested in the foundations of English settlement in North America, for his detailed investigations into and documentation of the life of the pio
- Philip Lemont Barbour ( december 21, 1898 – December 21, 1980) was an American linguist, historian and radio broadcaster, who is most re ...
- Philip Lemont Barbour (December 21, 1898 – december 21, 1980) was an American linguist, historian and radio broadcaster, who is most remembered by those in ...
- ... Radio Free Europe after World War II. American historian Philip Lemont Barbour Born ( 1898-12-21 ) december 21, 1898 Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. Died December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21) (aged 82) Petersburg, Virginia ...
- ... torian Philip Lemont Barbour Born ( 1898-12-21 ) December 21, 1898 Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. Died december 21, 1980 (1980-12-21) (aged 82) Petersburg, Virginia , U.S. Resting place Mapleshade Cemetery, Ridgefie ...
- ... ( m. 1926 ; div. 1929 ) EARLY LIFE Philip Lemont Barbour was born in Louisville, Kentucky on december 21, 1898. His father was Dr. Philip Foster Barbour (born February 24, 1867 in Danville, Kentucky; died ...
- ... s at Jamestown, Virginia for which he later became most notable. DEATH He died of a heart attack on december 21, 1980 in Petersburg, Virginia , and was buried in the Mapleshade Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut . ...
#13 Ferenc Kazinczy
Ferenc Kazinczy (in older English: Francis Kazinczy , [1] October 27, 1759 – August 23, 1831) was a Hungarian author, poet, translator, neologist , an agent in the regeneration of the Hungarian language and literature at the turn of the 19th century. [2] Today his name is connected with the extensiv
- ... s life conditions became better. On the order of Archduke Joseph he was placed on an upper floor on december 21 where he could live at his own expense and could use his books. On January 6, 1796, he was brought t ...
#14 Sevan Nishanyan
Sevan Nishanyan (or Sevan Nişanyan ) ( Western Armenian : Սեւան Նշանեան , born 21 December 1956) is a Turkish-Armenian writer and linguist. [1] An author of a number of books ("The Wrong Republic", "The Etymological Dictionary" and others), Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of
- Sevan Nishanyan (or Sevan Nişanyan ) ( Western Armenian : Սեւան Նշանեան , born 21 december 1956) is a Turkish-Armenian writer and linguist. [1] An author of a number of books ("The Wrong Rep ...
- ... evan Nişanyan Սեւան Նշանեան Nişanyan's bust in Nesin Mathematics Village Born Sevan Bedros Nişanyan 21 december 1956 ( 1956-12-21 ) (age 65) Istanbul , Turkey Nationality Armenian Citizenship Turkey , Armenia Ed ...
#15 Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor. Adhunikkaal , or the Modern period of the Hindi literature , is divided into four phases, and he represents the second phase, known as the Dwivedi Yug (1893–1918) after him, which was preceded by the Bhara
- Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 december 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor. Adhunikkaal , or the Modern period of the Hindi litera ...
- ... Writer and Editor Born ( 1864-05-15 ) 15 May 1864 Daulatapur , North-Western Provinces , India Died 21 december 1938 (1938-12-21) (aged 74) Occupation Writer, translator Nationality Indian Period Dwivedi Yug (18 ...
#16 Eloise Jelinek
Eloise Jelinek (February 2, 1924 in Dallas – December 21, 2007 in Tucson ) was an American linguist specializing in the study of syntax . Her 1981 doctoral dissertation at the University of Arizona was titled "On Defining Categories: AUX and PREDICATE in Colloquial Egyptian Arabic ". [1] She was a m
- Eloise Jelinek (February 2, 1924 in Dallas – december 21, 2007 in Tucson ) was an American linguist specializing in the study of syntax . Her 1981 doctoral d ...
- ... guist Eloise Jelinek Born Mary Eloise Bull ( 1924-02-02 ) February 2, 1924 Dallas , Texas , US Died december 21, 2007 (2007-12-21) (aged 83) Tucson , Arizona , US Academic background Alma mater University of Ariz ...
#17 Roger Williams
Roger Williams ( c. 21 December 1603 — between 27 January and 15 March 1683) [1] was an English-born American Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations , which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the U.S. State of Rhode Island and
- Roger Williams ( c. 21 december 1603 — between 27 January and 15 March 1683) [1] was an English-born American Puritan minister, the ...