William A. Smalley

William A. Smalley
William A. Smalley
Born	April 4, 1923; Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Died	December 16, 1997 (aged 74); Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Known for	Romanized Popular Alphabet
Board member of	Practical Anthropology (1955–68); The Bible Translator (1957–59); Language Sciences (1983–92);
Academic background
Education	Houghton College (B.A.); Columbia University (Ph.D.);
Thesis	Outline of Khmu Structure (1956)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	United Bible Societies (1954–77); Bethel University (1978–87);
Main interests	Khmu language; Hmong language; Pahawh Hmong; Languages of Thailand;

William Allen Smalley (April 4, 1923 – December 16, 1997) was an American linguist. He is best known for his role in the development of the Romanized Popular Alphabet for the Hmong language.^[1]

^ Noble, Holcomb B. (1997). 'William Smalley, 74, Linguist for the Hmong'. The New York Times, December 26.

William A. Smalley

Born	(1923-04-04)April 4, 1923 Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Died	December 16, 1997(1997-12-16) (aged 74) Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Known for	Romanized Popular Alphabet
Board member of	Practical Anthropology (1955–68) The Bible Translator (1957–59) Language Sciences (1983–92)

Academic background
Education	Houghton College (B.A.) Columbia University (Ph.D.)
Thesis	Outline of Khmu Structure (1956)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	United Bible Societies (1954–77) Bethel University (1978–87)
Main interests	Khmu language Hmong language Pahawh Hmong Languages of Thailand