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Calvert Watkins

Calvert Watkins
Born(1933-03-13)March 13, 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2013(2013-03-20) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
TitleVictor S. Thomas Professor of Linguistics and Classics
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Children4
Awards
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
École pratique des hautes études
ThesisIndo-European origins of the Celtic verb (1962)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineHistorical linguistics
Notable studentsJoshua Katz
Notable worksHow to Kill a Dragon

Calvert Watkins (/ˈwɒtkɪnz/; March 13, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American linguist and philologist, known for his book How to Kill a Dragon. He was a professor of linguistics and the classics at Harvard University and after retirement went to serve as professor-in-residence at UCLA.[1]

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