Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Atwood Lee Whorf was an American linguist and fire prevention engineer best known for his advocacy of linguistic relativity. He believed that the structures of different languages shape how their speakers perceive and conceptualize the world.

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Who was born first?

• Benjamin Lee Whorf and Gershom Scholem were born the same year
• Benjamin Lee Whorf and Georges Bataille were born the same year
• Benjamin Lee Whorf and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar were born the same year
• Benjamin Lee Whorf and William Faulkner were born the same year
• Benjamin Lee Whorf and Karl Löwith were born the same year

Timeline

1. Benjamin Lee Whorf (this page)April 24, 1897 – July 26, 1941
2. Georges BatailleSeptember 10, 1897 – July 9, 1962
3. Gershom ScholemDecember 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982
4. Ibrahim Ismail ChundrigarSeptember 15, 1897 – September 26, 1960
5. Karl LöwithJanuary 9, 1897 – May 26, 1973
6. William FaulknerSeptember 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962

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