Michael Edward Krauss

Background

Krauss, Michael Edward was born on August 15, 1934 in Cleveland. Son of Lester William and Ethel (Sklarsky) Krauss.

Education

Bacc. Phil. Islandicae, University Iceland. Bachelor, University Chicago, 1953. Bachelor, Western Reserve University, 1954.

Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1955. Certified d'études supérieures, University Paris, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1959.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. Iceland, Reykjavik, 1958-1960; research fellow, Dublin Institute Advanced Studies, Ireland, 1956-1957; visiting professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969-1970; professor linguistics, Alaska Native Language Center, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1960; director, Alaska Native Language Center, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1972; head Alaska native language program, Alaska Native Language Center, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, since 1972. Panel member linguistics National Science Foundation.

Achievements

• Michael Edward Krauss has been listed as a noteworthy linguist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • In Honor of Eyak: The Art of Anna Nelson Harry

    (Ten traditional tales in Eyak transcribed from recordings...)

  • Alaska Native Languages: Past, Present, and Future

    (Alaska Native Language Research Papers Number 4 by Michae...)

  • In Honor of Eyak: The Art of Anna Nelson Harry by Krauss, Michael (1982) Paperback

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Membership

Member Linguistics Society of America (chair committee endangered languages and preservation 1991-1995), American Anthropol. Association, Society Study Indigenous Languages of the American mathematical society (president 1991).

Connections

Married Jane Lowell, February 16, 1962. Children: Marcus Feder, Stephen Feder, Ethan, Alexandra, Isaac.

Father:

Lester William Krauss

Mother:

Ethel (Sklarsky) Krauss

Spouse:

Jane Lowell

child:

Alexandra Krauss

child:

Isaac Krauss

child:

Marcus Feder Krauss

child:

Ethan Krauss

child:

Stephen Feder Krauss