Jerry Norman (sinologist)

Jerry Norman
Born	(1936-07-16)July 16, 1936 Watsonville, California, U.S.
Died	July 7, 2012(2012-07-07) (aged 75) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Nationality	American
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD)
Thesis	The Kienyang Dialect of Fukien (1969)
Academic advisors	Y. R. Chao
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Institutions	Princeton University University of Washington
Notable students	W. South Coblin
Main interests	Min Chinese Manchu language
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	羅傑瑞
Simplified Chinese	罗杰瑞
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luó Jiéruì Gwoyeu Romatzyh Luo Jyeruey Wade–Giles Luo Chieh-jui Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lô Kia̍t-suī Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Lò̤ giĕk sôi
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡝᠯᠪᡳᡥᡝ

Jerry Lee Norman (July 16, 1936 – July 7, 2012) was an American sinologist and linguist known for his studies of varieties of Chinese, particularly Min varieties, and also of the Manchu language. Norman had a large impact on Chinese linguistics, and was largely responsible for establishing the importance of Min varieties in the reconstruction of Old Chinese.^[1]