Robert Blust

Robert A. Blust (/blʌst/; Chinese: 白樂思; pinyin: Bái Lèsī; May 9, 1940 – January 5, 2022) was an American linguist who worked in several areas, including historical linguistics, lexicography and ethnology. He was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Blust specialized in the Austronesian languages and made major contributions to the field of Austronesian linguistics.

Robert Blust
Blust in 2017
Born
Robert Andrew Blust

(1940-05-09)May 9, 1940
DiedJanuary 5, 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBái Lèsī (白樂思)
Academic background
EducationB.A. in Anthropology (1967),

M.A. in Linguistics (1968),

PhD in Linguistics (1974), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
ThesisThe Proto-North Sarawak Vowel Deletion Hypothesis (1974)
Doctoral advisorGeorge W. Grace
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Leiden University
Notable studentsK. Alexander Adelaar
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese白樂思
Websitewww.ling.hawaii.edu/faculty/blust/
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