Greenberg, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold), 1915-2001

Professor of linguistics at Stanford University.

From the description of Joseph H. Greenberg notebooks documenting Pacific languages, circa 1969-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369578

Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University.

From the description of Joseph H. Greenberg lectures delivered at UCLA summer institute : typescript, 1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 705271803

Greenberg, a linguist who studied the origins of the world's languages, studied anthropology at Northwestern, receiving his Ph.D. in 1940. He taught at the University of Minnesota and Columbia before coming to Stanford in 1962. While at Stanford he was not only a professor of anthropology, but also helped to found the linguistics department and organized the African Studies Center in the 1960's. He died in 2001.

From the description of Joseph H. Greenberg papers, 1961-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703639660

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Professor of linguistics at Stanford University.

From the guide to the Joseph H. Greenberg notebooks documenting Pacific languages, circa 1969-1971, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Greenberg, a linguist who studied the origins of the world's languages, studied anthropology at Northwestern, receiving his Ph.D. in 1940. He taught at the University of Minnesota and Columbia before coming to Stanford in 1962. While at Stanford he was not only a professor of anthropology, but also helped to found the linguistics department and organized the African Studies Center in the 1960's. He died in 2001.

From the guide to the Joseph H. Greenberg papers, 1961-2000, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)