Echols, John M.

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Professor of linguistics and Asian studies; chairman of the Department of Far Eastern Studies, Cornell University.

An authority on Indonesian languages and literature, Echols joined the Cornell faculty in 1952, served for several years as chairman of the Department of Asian Studies and at the time of his returement in 1978 was associate director of the Cornell Southeast Asia Program and the Modern Indonesia Project. The Southeast Asia collection in Cornell University's Olin Library was named in his honor in 1977. Born in 1912, he died in 1982.

From the description of John M. Echols papers, 1932-1983. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073413

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referencedIn Shadily, Hassan. Hassan Shadily correspondence, 1986-1987. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Echols, John M. John M. Echols papers, 1932-1983. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Wolters, O. W., 1915-. Memorial notice for John M. Echols, inscribed by the author [manuscript], ca. 1982. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers pertaining to John Minor Echols, 1990. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Asia Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Association for Asian Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Dept. of Asian Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Dept. of Far Eastern Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Libraries. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Libraries. John M. Echols Collection on Southeast Asia. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Cornell University. Southeast Asia Program. corporateBody
associatedWith Dasgupta, Arun Kumar, 1925- person
associatedWith Ford Foundation. English Teaching Project in Indonesia. corporateBody
associatedWith Foreign Service Institute (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hart, Donn V. (Donn Vorhis), 1918-1983. person
associatedWith Hobbs, Cecil, 1907-1991. person
associatedWith International Conference on Asian History. corporateBody
associatedWith Marle, Hans van. person
associatedWith Oey, Giok Po. person
associatedWith Parker, Harrison, 1924- person
associatedWith School of Languages and Linguistics. corporateBody
associatedWith Shadily, Hassan. person
associatedWith Shadily, Julia. person
associatedWith United States. Dept. of State. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Malaya (1962-1966) corporateBody
associatedWith Wolters, O. W., 1915- person
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Asia
Southeast Asia
Subject
Far Eastern studies
Indonesian
Language and languages
Linguistics
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Active 1932

Active 1983

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