Hayward Keniston

Born(1883-07-05)July 5, 1883

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

DiedAugust 10, 1970(1970-08-10) (aged 87)

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Alma materHarvard University (BA, MA, PhD)

DisciplineLinguist

Hayward Keniston
Keniston, c. 1945
Born	(1883-07-05)July 5, 1883 Somerville, Massachusetts, US
Died	August 10, 1970(1970-08-10) (aged 87) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Sub-discipline	Syntax
Institutions	University of Chicago University of Michigan Harvard University Cornell University

Hayward Keniston (July 5, 1883 – August 10, 1970) was an American linguist who served as president of the Linguistic Society of America in 1948 and as dean of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts from 1945 to 1951. He received his PhD from Harvard University. His work focused predominantly on Spanish syntax and 16th century Spanish history.