George Sherman Lane
American linguist (1902–1981)
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George Sherman Lane (September 28, 1902 – September 18, 1981) was an American linguist. His research focus was the Tocharian language.
George Sherman Lane | |
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Lane in his 1967 Festschrift | |
| Born | September 28, 1902 Wayne County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1981 (aged 78) |
| Children | Eugene N. Lane |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | Words for clothing in the principal Indo-European languages (1930) |
Life
Lane began his studies in 1922 at the University of Iowa, where he studied under Henning Larsen[1] and received his first award, the Early English Text Society Prize.[2] In 1926, he graduated first of his class,[3] and in 1927 obtained a Master of Arts in English. This was followed by studies in Reykjavík, where he learned Sanskrit, as well as in Paris, where he studied under Meillet, Vendryes and Benveniste.[1] At the University of Chicago he collaborated with Carl Darling Buck on the latter's Dictionary of selected synonyms in the principal Indo-European languages. After his dissertation, he joined the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he conducted further research on the Tocharian language, particularly the grammar of Tocharian B.[1] In 1952, he was admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]
His son, Eugene N. Lane (1936–2007), became a professor in classical philology.
Selected works
- Words for clothing in the principal Indo-European languages. Chicago, 1930.
- Vocabulary to the Tocharian Puṇyavantajātaka. Baltimore, 1948.
- Studies in Kuchean grammar. Baltimore, 1952.
