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'''Ernst Pulgram''' (September 18, 1915 – August 17, 2005) was an [[United States|American]] [[linguist]] of [[Austria]]n origins whose main interest lay in the [[Italic languages|Italic]] and [[Romance languages]]. He is survived by his wife, linguist Frances McSparran.


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'''Ernst Pulgram''' (September 18, 1915 – August 17, 2005) was an American [[linguist]] of [[Austria]]n origins whose main interest lay in the [[Italic languages|Italic]] and [[Romance languages]]. He is survived by his wife, linguist [[Frances McSparran]].
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Born and educated in [[Vienna]], he was forced to leave shortly after the [[Anschluss]] to escape from the Nazis. He moved to the United States and joined the US army to fight in WWII. Because he left Vienna last minute, days before his PhD defence, shortly after WWII Penzl started a new PhD at [[Harvard University]] under the [[G.I. Bill]]. After graduation, he spent most of his career ([https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram 1948–1986]) at the [[University of Michigan]]. Throughout his life he maintained ties to his Austrian homeland, which included in later years the Viennese linguists, e.g. historical English linguist [[Herbert Schendl]].


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Born and educated in [[Vienna]], he was forced to leave shortly after the [[Anschluss]] to escape from the Nazis. He moved to the United States and joined the US army to fight in [[WWII|World War II]]. Because he had left Vienna a few days before his PhD defence and thus was not able to complete the degree, shortly after the war Pulgram started a new PhD at [[Harvard University]] under the [[G.I. Bill]]. After graduation, he spent most of his career ([https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram 1948–1986]) at the [[University of Michigan]]. Throughout his life, he maintained ties to his Austrian homeland, which included in later years several Viennese linguists (such as historical English linguist [[Herbert Schendl]]).
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One obituary read that with Pilgrim "the last of the great Romanists who had to flee from the Nazis and went to the States, is gone."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram/obituary|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> Penzl held he Visiting Professorships at universities in Florence, Cologne, Heidelberg, Regensburg, Vienna, Innsbruck, Munich, and Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram/obituary|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>

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One obituary read that Pulgram's death meant that "the last of the great Romanists who had to flee from the Nazis and went to the States, is gone."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram/obituary|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>{{dead link|date=July 2023}} Pulgram held Visiting Professorships at universities in Florence, Cologne, Heidelberg, Regensburg, Vienna, Innsbruck, Munich, and Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/faculty-history/faculty/ernst-pulgram/obituary|title=Obituary|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>{{dead link|date=July 2023}}


== Bibliography ==
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* ''Italic, Latin, Italian: 600 B.C. to A.D. 1260 : texts and commentaries''; (Indogermanische Bibliothek. Reihe 1, Lehr und Handbücher)
* ''Italic, Latin, Italian: 600 B.C. to A.D. 1260 : texts and commentaries''; (Indogermanische Bibliothek. Reihe 1, Lehr und Handbücher)
* ''Practicing linguist: Essays on language and languages, 1950-1985''
* ''Practicing linguist: Essays on language and languages, 1950-1985''

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Latest revision as of 21:19, 10 November 2024

Ernst Pulgram (September 18, 1915 – August 17, 2005) was an American linguist of Austrian origins whose main interest lay in the Italic and Romance languages. He is survived by his wife, linguist Frances McSparran.

Born and educated in Vienna, he was forced to leave shortly after the Anschluss to escape from the Nazis. He moved to the United States and joined the US army to fight in World War II. Because he had left Vienna a few days before his PhD defence and thus was not able to complete the degree, shortly after the war Pulgram started a new PhD at Harvard University under the G.I. Bill. After graduation, he spent most of his career (1948–1986) at the University of Michigan. Throughout his life, he maintained ties to his Austrian homeland, which included in later years several Viennese linguists (such as historical English linguist Herbert Schendl).

One obituary read that Pulgram's death meant that "the last of the great Romanists who had to flee from the Nazis and went to the States, is gone."[1][dead link‍] Pulgram held Visiting Professorships at universities in Florence, Cologne, Heidelberg, Regensburg, Vienna, Innsbruck, Munich, and Tokyo.[2][dead link‍]

Bibliography

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  • The Tongues of Italy, Prehistory and History
  • Latin-romance phonology: Prosodics and metrics (Ars grammatica)
  • Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
  • Italic, Latin, Italian: 600 B.C. to A.D. 1260 : texts and commentaries; (Indogermanische Bibliothek. Reihe 1, Lehr und Handbücher)
  • Practicing linguist: Essays on language and languages, 1950-1985

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary". Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Obituary".
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