Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Linguist’s Calendar: December 20

Nikolai Yakovlevich Marr


December 20

1934: Death of Russian/Soviet linguist Nikolai Yakovlevich Marr.

2000: After examining linguistic evidence, the British Court of Appeal overturns the conviction of Iain Hay Gordon, sentenced for murder in 1953.

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