Harry Leonard Shorto | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1919 |
| Died | 30 July 1995 (aged 75) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Children | Roderick Shorto, Anna Shorto |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philologist, Linguist |
| Institutions | SOAS University of London |
| Main interests | Mon-Khmer Mon language |
| Notable works | Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon (1962) |
Harry Leonard Shorto (19 September 1919 – 30 July 1995[1]) was a British philologist and linguist who specialized on the Mon language and Mon-Khmer studies. He authored both a modern Mon dictionary and a dictionary of Mon epigraphy. He worked for most of his career at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, finally as Professor of Mon-Khmer Studies at the University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) until his retirement in 1984.[2]