Background
Haynes, Lilith Margaret was born on September 9, 1944 in Kitty, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. Daughter of Oscar Elgin and Lucille Maude (Sobryan) Haynes.
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Haynes, Lilith Margaret was born on September 9, 1944 in Kitty, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. Daughter of Oscar Elgin and Lucille Maude (Sobryan) Haynes.
Bachelor in French and Spanish with honors, University West Indies, Barbados, 1966. Master of Arts in Linguistics and Ethnobotany, University West Indies, Jamaica, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Stanford University, 1973.
Assistant professor New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1973—1976. Project specialist Ford Foundation, Middle East, South Africa, 1976—1979. Benedict Distinguished visiting professor Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979—1980, visiting associate professor, 1980—1981, Bruckenkursleiterin University Essen, Germany, 1981—1989.
Distinguished visiting professor University Delaware, Newark, 1989—1990. Consultant Ford Foundation, New York City, Middle East, 1982—1983.
Senior house associate Manzanita Park, 1971—1973. Member Soprano Memorial Church Choir Stanford University, California, 1971—1973, St. Theresia Church Essen, 1988—1989. Member of Society Caribbean Linguistics, Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society America (Summer stipend 1971), Stanford Alumni Association (life), Delta Sigma Theta (student adviser 1975-1976).
Children: Lindi Dorothée von Mutius, Alexander Lael von Mutius.