Russell Schuh
Russell Schuh | |
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| Born | Russell Galen Schuh 14 March 1941 |
| Died | November 8, 2016 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Aspects of Ngizim Syntax (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Newman |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Main interests | Chadic languages |
Russell G. Schuh (born Russell Galen Schuh; March 14, 1941, in Corvallis, Oregon – November 8, 2016, in Los Angeles, California[1][2]) was an American linguist known for his extensive work on Chadic languages, especially Hausa and West Chadic languages.
Early life[edit]
Schuh was born on March 14, 1941, in Corvallis, Oregon. He spent his childhood in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Education[edit]
Schuh graduated with a B.A. degree in French from the University of Oregon in 1963, an M.A. degree in French from Northwestern University in 1964, and a Ph.D. degree in 1972 from the University of California, Los Angeles. For his doctoral dissertation, he studied under Paul Newman and did fieldwork on Ngizim at Potiskum, Yobe State.[3]
From 1965 to 1967, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Agadez, Niger, where he learned to speak Hausa and worked with a Tamazhaq disc jockey for Radio Niger. He also spent 1973-1975 doing fieldwork in Gashua, Nigeria.[3]
Career[edit]
Schuh was a leading scholar in Chadic languages.[4]
From 1982 to 1983, he was a visiting professor at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.[5]
In 2015, he became Distinguished Professor at UCLA.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Schuh was an avid marathon runner.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Russell G. Schuh". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Russell Schuh (1941-2016)". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Hayes, Bruce. "An obituary of Russell Schuh". Brill's Journal of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics. doi:10.1163/18776930-01001006. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Schuhschrift: Papers in Honor of Russell Schuh". eScholarship. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Russell Schuh". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "In memoriam: UCLA linguist Russell Schuh specialized in languages of northern Nigeria". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Oysul, Amina (November 15, 2016). "Passionate linguistics professor, marathon runner dies at 75". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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