Frank R. Palmer

Frank R. Palmer
Born	Frank Robert Palmer (1922-04-09)9 April 1922 England
Died	1 November 2019(2019-11-01) (aged 97)
Nationality	British
Academic background
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Influences	John Rupert Firth
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	School of Oriental and African Studies University College, Bangor University of Reading
Main interests	Systemic functional linguistics Mood and modality Languages of Ethiopia

Frank Robert Palmer (9 April 1922 – 1 November 2019) was a British linguist who was instrumental in the development of the Department of Linguistic Science at the University of Reading.^[1]