Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist
Roman Osipovich Jakobson was a Russian linguist and literary theorist.
A pioneer of structural linguistics, Jakobson was one of the most celebrated and influential linguists of the twentieth century. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1896, Moscow, Russia
Died: July 18, 1982 (age 85 years), Cambridge, MA
Parents: Osip Jakobson and Anna Volpert Jakobson
Influenced by: Ferdinand de Saussure, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, and Gunther Kress
Research interests: Linguistics, Communication, and Literature
Main interests: Linguistics
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