Benedict, Paul K.

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Benedict, Paul K.
Date of birth
1912-07-05
Date of death
1997-07-21
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 110076349
Wikidata: Q532753
Library of congress: n 85301291
Sources of Information
  • Schizophrenia, 1966:p. 694 (Dr. Paul K. Benedict, chief psychiatrist and director, Diagnostic Center, Department of Correction, New York City; extensive field work in anthropology and linguistics in the Far East and Southeast Asia; Ph. D. (in anthropology), Harvard; M.D. degree, New York Medical College)
  • Linguistics of the Sino-Tibetan area, 1985:t.p. (Paul K. Benedict) p. 36 (b. 7/5/12)
  • LC in RLIN, 6/25/86(hdg.: Benedict, Paul K.)
  • Schizophrenia, 1966:p. 694 (Dr. Paul K. Benedict, chief psychiatrist and director, Diagnostic Center, Department of Correction, New York City; extensive field work in anthropology and linguistics in the Far East and Southeast Asia; Ph. D. (inanthropology), Harvard; M.D. degree, New York Medical College)

Wikipedia description:

Paul King Benedict (traditional Chinese: 白保羅; simplified Chinese: 白保罗; pinyin: Bái Bǎoluó; July 5, 1912 – July 21, 1997) was an American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist who specialized in languages of East and Southeast Asia. He is well known for his 1942 proposal of the Austro-Tai language family and also his reconstruction of Proto-Sino-Tibetan and Proto-Tibeto-Burman. He was also a practicing psychiatrist in the New York area for 20 years and was also a pioneer in the field of ethnopsychiatry.

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