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Benjamin Lee Whorf

American linguist1897 to 1941

Wikidata names Edward Sapir as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, OpenAlex, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Edward Sapir

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stated by WikidataEdward Sapir
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stated by WikidataFranz Boas
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stated by WikidataGustav Karsten

Education and career3

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Yale University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Yale University
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At a glance

known as: anthropologist, linguist, philosopher
fields: linguistics, volkerpsychologie
notable works: Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Wikipedia: in 49 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaBenjamin Lee Whorf
stated by WikidataWikidataQ331853
stated by WikidataVIAF71432789
stated by WikidataGND11876764X
stated by WikidataIdRef030317975
stated by WikidataISNI0000000110291540

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q331853,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Benjamin Lee Whorf: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q331853},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Benjamin Lee Whorf: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q331853