Arthur Capell

Arthur Capell
Arthur Capell
Born	18 March 1902; Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 August 1986 (aged 84); Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
Academic background
Education	University of Sydney (BA, MA); School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD);
Thesis	The Linguistic Position of South Eastern Papua (1938)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Main interests	Australian languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages

Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986) was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages.

Arthur Capell
Born	(1902-03-18)18 March 1902 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 August 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 84) Gordon, New South Wales, Australia

Academic background
Education	University of Sydney (BA, MA) School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD)
Thesis	The Linguistic Position of South Eastern Papua (1938)
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Main interests	Australian languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages