William Dwight Whitney

William D. Whitney
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Born	William Dwight Whitney (1827-02-09)February 9, 1827 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 7, 1894(1894-06-07) (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Williams College University of Berlin University of Tübingen University of Breslau
Occupation(s)	Linguist, philologist
Employer	Yale University
Spouse	Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin
Children	Edwin Baldwin Williston Clapp Marian Parker Roger Sherman Baldwin Emily Henrietta Margaret Dwight
Relatives	Whitney family
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William Dwight Whitney (February 9, 1827 – June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution. He was the first president of the American Philological Association and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary.