John Laver

John Laver
CBE FBA FRSE
John Laver CBE FBA FRSE
Born	John David Michael Henry Laver; 20 January 1938; Nowshera, British India
Died	6 May 2020 (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Phonetician
Notable work	The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980); Principles of Phonetics (1994);

John David Michael Henry Laver, CBE, FBA, FRSE (20 January 1938 – 6 May 2020) was a British phonetician. He was Deputy Principal & Deputy Vice Patron as well as Emeritus professor of speech sciences at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, and served as president of the International Phonetic Association from 1991 to 1995.^[1]

John Laver CBE FBA FRSE
Born	John David Michael Henry Laver (1938-01-20)20 January 1938 Nowshera, British India
Died	6 May 2020(2020-05-06) (aged 82)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Phonetician
Notable work	The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980) Principles of Phonetics (1994)