Background
Whitfield, Francis James was born on March 25, 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter Francis and Gertrude (Donnelly) Whitfield.
(Excellent dictionary, well-organized for English readers....)
Excellent dictionary, well-organized for English readers. by Kazimierz Bulas and Francis J. Whitfield Format: Hardcover Language: Polish English Publication: The Hague, Netherlands : Mouton & Co., 1964 Physical: 2 volumes Subject Class: 491.85321 Series: Poland's millennium series of the Kościuszko Foundation
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(Hardcover Publisher: Kosciuszko Foundation; 1st edition (...)
Hardcover Publisher: Kosciuszko Foundation; 1st edition (June 1986) Language: English, Polish ISBN-10: 0917004167 ISBN-13: 978-0917004162 Product Dimensions: 2 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches
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Whitfield, Francis James was born on March 25, 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter Francis and Gertrude (Donnelly) Whitfield.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1936; A.M., Harvard University, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1944; student, Ecole des Langues Orientales Vivantes, Paris, France, 1937-1938.
Assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1945-1948; acting chairman linguistics Department, University Chicago, 1947-1948; member of faculty, University of California at Berkeley, since 1948; professor Slavic langs and literature, University of California at Berkeley, since 1958; department chairman, University of California at Berkeley, 1958-1964, 69-70, 72-74. Visiting associate professor Columbia University, 1951-1952, University of Michigan, 1955.
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(Excellent dictionary, well-organized for English readers....)
(Excellent dictionary, well-organized for English readers....)
Member Linguistic Society of America, Society de Linguistique (Paris), Lingvistkredsen (Copenhagen).
Married Cecylia Stanislawa Rudzka, April 21, 1950.