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John Pickering (February 7, 1777 - May 5, 1846) was an American linguist. He was president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 1839 to 1846.[1] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

He graduated from Harvard University.[2][3] He worked on the orthography of native languages.[4]

He is buried at Broad Street Cemetery.[5]

Family

His father was Timothy Pickering.[1]

Works

• A Vocabulary, or, Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Supposed to Be Peculiar to the U.S. of America (1816)

References

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[de] John Pickering (Linguist)

John Pickering (* 7. Februar 1777 in Salem, Massachusetts; † 5. Mai 1846 in Boston, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist, Politiker und Linguist. Er gilt als Begründer der vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten.

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