Joseph Greenberg

Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Greenberg
Born	Joseph Harold Greenberg; May 28, 1915; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2001 (aged 85); Stanford, California, U.S.
Spouse	Selma Berkowitz (m. 1943)
Awards	Haile Selassie I Prize for African Research (1967); Talcott Parsons Prize for Social Science (1997);
Academic background
Education	Columbia College; Northwestern University; Yale University;
Doctoral advisor	Melville J. Herskovits
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	University of Minnesota; Columbia University; Stanford University;
Doctoral students	George W. Grace
Main interests	Linguistic typology; Genetic classification of languages; Amerind languages;
Influenced	Merritt Ruhlen

Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.

Joseph Greenberg

Born	Joseph Harold Greenberg (1915-05-28)May 28, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2001(2001-05-07) (aged 85) Stanford, California, U.S.
Spouse	Selma Berkowitz (m. 1943)
Awards	Haile Selassie I Prize for African Research (1967) Talcott Parsons Prize for Social Science (1997)

Academic background
Education	Columbia College Northwestern University Yale University
Doctoral advisor	Melville J. Herskovits
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	University of Minnesota Columbia University Stanford University
Doctoral students	George W. Grace
Main interests	Linguistic typology Genetic classification of languages Amerind languages
Influenced	Merritt Ruhlen