John Lynch (linguist)

For other people named John Lynch, see John Lynch (disambiguation).

John Lynch
Born
John Dominic Lynch

(1946-07-08)8 July 1946
Sydney, Australia
Died25 May 2021(2021-05-25) (aged 74)
Port Vila Central Hospital, Vanuatu[1]
OccupationLinguist
Academic work
Main interestsOceanic languages

John Dominic Lynch (8 July 1946 in Sydney, Australia[2] – 25 May 2021 in Port Vila, Vanuatu) was a linguist specializing in Oceanic languages. He was an emeritus professor of Pacific Languages and the former Director of the Pacific Languages Unit at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

  1. ^ "USP pays tribute to Emeritus Professor John Lynch: 8 July 1946 – 25 May 2021". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Geraghty, Paul; Pawley, Andrew (2021). "John Dominic Lynch (1946–2021)". Oceanic Linguistics. 60 (2). Project Muse: 489–502. doi:10.1353/ol.2021.0016. ISSN 1527-9421.