W. Sidney Allen

William Sidney Allen, FBA (1918–2004), was a British linguist and philologist, best known for his work on Indo-European phonology.

William Sidney Allen

Photograph of Allen c.1982, from his obituary in the Proceedings of the British Academy
Born(1918-03-18)18 March 1918
London
Died22 April 2004(2004-04-22) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
OccupationAcademic
Spouses
Aenea McCallum
(m. 1955; died 1996)
    Diana Stroud
    (m. 2002)
    Academic background
    Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
    ThesisLinguistic problems and their treatment in antiquity (1948)
    Doctoral advisorA. J. Beattie
    Academic work
    DisciplineClassical Philology, Linguistics
    Sub-disciplineHistorical linguistics, Sanskrit, Indo-European phonology.
    InstitutionsSchool of Oriental & African Studies, London, Trinity College, Cambridge
    Notable worksVox Latina (1965); Vox Graeca (1968)
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