Henry Allan Gleason (linguist)
American linguist
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Henry Allan 'Al' Gleason Jr. (April 18, 1917 – January 13, 2007) was an American linguist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
Henry Allan Gleason | |
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With his brother, mathematician Andrew Mattei Gleason (left), in Toronto, 1969 | |
| Born | April 18, 1917 |
| Died | January 13, 2007 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Hartford Seminary |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
Career
Gleason began studying at Hartford Seminary in 1938 and received his PhD in 1946.[1] His 1961 text "Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics" (with an accompanying workbook)[2] was described in the journal Language as a suitable update to Leonard Bloomfield's well-known textbook Language.[3] Gleason retired in 1982.[4]
Personal life
Gleason was a member of the American Bible Society,[2] and a pastor in Fancy Gap, Virginia.[5] His father was botanist Henry Gleason, and mathematician Andrew Gleason was his brother.
