Jerry Norman (sinologist)

Jerry Norman
Born(1936-07-16)July 16, 1936
DiedJuly 7, 2012(2012-07-07) (aged 75)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD)
ThesisThe Kienyang Dialect of Fukien (1969)
Academic advisorsY. R. Chao
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Institutions
Notable studentsW. South Coblin
Main interests
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅傑瑞
Simplified Chinese罗杰瑞
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Jiéruì
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLuo Jyeruey
Wade–GilesLuo Chieh-jui
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLô Kia̍t-suī
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCLò̤ giĕk sôi
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡝᠯᠪᡳᡥᡝ

Jerry Lee Norman (July 16, 1936 – July 7, 2012) was an American sinologist and linguist known for his studies of varieties of Chinese, particularly Min varieties, and also of the Manchu language. Norman had a large impact on Chinese linguistics, and was largely responsible for establishing the importance of Min varieties in the reconstruction of Old Chinese.[1]

  1. ^ Sagart (2012), p. 341.