Hancock, Ian F.
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Name (Latin)
Hancock, Ian F.
Other forms of name
Hancock, Ian, 1942-
Date of birth
1942-08-29
Place of birth
London (England)
Other associated place
Austin (Tex.)
Field of activity
Linguistics Romanies Education
Associate group
University of Texas at Austin
United Nations
Occupation
Linguists College teachers Human rights workers
Associated Language
eng rom
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Pidgins and creoles, 1974.
- A handbook of Vlax romani, 1995:t.p. (Ian Hancock, The University of Texas at Austin)
- Direct. of Amer. scholars, 1982(Hancock, Ian Francis, b. London, Eng. Aug. 29, 1942; expert in Creole linguistics and Romani studies, Ph.D. in African languages; assoc. prof. English and linguistics at Univ. of Texas, Austin)
- Kyuchukov, Hristo, 2005:dust jacket (Ian F. Hancock is director of the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at the University of Texas, Austin; was ambassador to the United Nations for the Romani people; author of more than three hundred articles and books)
- Wikipedia, May 16, 2013(Ian Hancock (Romani: Yanko le Redzosko); born 29 August 1942 in London; a linguist, Romani scholar, and political advocate)
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Ian Hancock in Bratislava
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Wikipedia description:
Ian Francis Hancock (Romani: Yanko le Redžosko; born 29 August 1942) is a linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate. He was born and raised in England and is one of the main contributors in the field of Romani studies. He is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies since 1972. He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton, who, Hancock claims, has Romani ancestry. He also represented the Romani people at the 1997 Rafto Prize award.
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