William J. Gedney

William J. Gedney
William J. Gedney
Born	April 4, 1915; Orchards, Washington, U.S.
Died	November 14, 1999 (aged 84); Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse	Choy Manachip (m. 1953; died 1981)
Children	4
Academic background
Education	Whitman College (B.A.); Yale University (Ph.D.);
Thesis	Indic Loanwords in Spoken Thai (1947)
Academic advisors	Franklin Edgerton
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	State Teachers College at New Paltz (late 1950s); University of Ceylon (1959–60); University of Michigan (1960–80);
Main interests	Tai languages; Historical linguistics; Sanskrit;

William J. Gedney (April 4, 1915 – November 14, 1999) was an American linguist notable for his work on Thai and related Tai languages.

William J. Gedney

Born	(1915-04-04)April 4, 1915 Orchards, Washington, U.S.
Died	November 14, 1999(1999-11-14) (aged 84) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Spouse	Choy Manachip (m. 1953; died 1981)
Children	4

Academic background
Education	Whitman College (B.A.) Yale University (Ph.D.)
Thesis	Indic Loanwords in Spoken Thai (1947)
Academic advisors	Franklin Edgerton
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist
Institutions	State Teachers College at New Paltz (late 1950s) University of Ceylon (1959–60) University of Michigan (1960–80)
Main interests	Tai languages Historical linguistics Sanskrit