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George Kingsley Zipf

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Also known as Zipf, G. K., G. K. Zipf

American statistician (1902–1950)

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Born
1902
Died
1950
Works
10

Top works

  • Cultural-chronological strata in speech
  • Relative frequency as a determinant of phonetic change
  • On the problem of grammatical rules and the study of "general language"
  • Phonometry, phonology, and dynamic philology
  • Miscellanea

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
George
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Freeport
Place of death
Newton
Occupation
philologist
Educated at
Harvard College
Languages spoken
Standard Chinese
Field of work
Chinese
Image
George Kingsley Zipf 1917.jpg
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date of birth
1902-01-07
date of death
1950-09-25
name in native language
George Kingsley Zipf
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