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Getatchew Haile
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Getatchew Haile was an Ethiopian philologist and linguist who specialized in the Ge'ez field of work. He was educated at the University of Tübingen and The American University in Cairo. His professional recognition included receiving the MacArthur Fellows Program award, and he is included in the Macarthur Fellows collection.
Born in Shewa, Haile held citizenship in Ethiopia. He was male and spoke English. He died on June 10, 2021.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Shewa
- Occupation
- linguist
- Educated at
- University of Tübingen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- Ge'ez
- Image
- Getatchew Haile (2012).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-12-19
- date of death
- 2021-06-10
- Commons category
- Getatchew Haile
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