H. C. Wolfart
Born
Hans Christoph Wolfart

1943 (age 80–81)
Germany
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisAn Outline of Plains Cree Morphology (1969)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Manitoba

Hans Christoph Wolfart FRSC (born 1943) is a German-born Canadian researcher, editor, translator[1] and Distinguished Professor of Linguistics[2] at the University of Manitoba.[3] He is a graduate of the University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) as well as Cornell University. He completed a PhD in 1969 at Yale,[4] and has since written and edited a corpus of over one hundred books, articles, and reference grammars.[4] In 2008, John D. Nichols and Arden C. Ogg edited a collection of Algonquian and Iroquoian language studies in honour of Wolfart.[5] Wolfart was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1995,[6] and his 1973 thesis is still considered the definitive work of Plains Cree grammar.[7] Over the last 20 years, Wolfart has recorded, transcribed and edited a host of culturally significant texts by Cree elders. Some of his students have included Cree linguist and cultural preservationist Freda Ahenakew, and authority on the Algonquian languages David Pentland.

Selected bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ Âh-âyîtaw Isi Ę-kî-kiskęyihtahkik Maskihkiy/They Knew Both Sides of Medicine ... - H. C. Wolfart - Google Books
  2. ^ They Knew Both Sides of Medicine | University of Manitoba Press
  3. ^ University of Manitoba – Faculty of Arts – Linguistics – People
  4. ^ a b Linguistics at Manitoba: H.C. Wolfart
  5. ^ Nikotwâsik Iskwâhtêm, Pâskihtêpayih! Studies in Honour of H. C. Wolfart - O'meara - 2008 - Journal of Linguistic Anthropology - Wiley Online Library
  6. ^ "RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  7. ^ Another good Anthropologist: H.C. Wolfart | That Môniyâw Linguist