William Dwight Whitney
American linguist and philologist
William Dwight Whitney 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. Wikipedia
Born: February 9, 1827, Northampton, MA
Died: June 7, 1894 (age 67 years), New Haven, CT
Children: Edward Baldwin Whitney, Emily Henrietta Whitney, Roger Sherman Baldwin Whitney, and more
Grandchild: Hassler Whitney
Education: Williams College, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Wrocław, and more
Parents: Sarah Williston and Josiah Dwight Whitney