William Chomsky

William Chomsky
Born
Ze'ev Chomsky

1895 or 1896
Kupil, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
Died (aged 81)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Spouses
  • Elsie Simonofsky
    (m. 1927; died 1972)
  • Ruth Schendel
    (m. 1973)
Children2, including Noam Chomsky
RelativesAviva Chomsky (granddaughter)
Academic background
EducationJohns Hopkins University
Academic work
DisciplineHebraist
Institutions
Notable worksHebrew: The Eternal Language (1957)

William Chomsky (born Ze'ev Chomsky;[a] 1895/1896 – July 19, 1977) was an American scholar of the Hebrew language. He was born in the Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) and settled in the United States in 1913.

From 1924 until 1969, he was a member of the faculty at the Jewish teacher-training institution Gratz College, becoming faculty president in 1932. In 1955, he also began teaching courses at Dropsie College, with which he was affiliated until 1977. He was the father of Noam Chomsky.
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