Arthur Capell

This article is about Australian linguist. For other uses, see Arthur Capell (disambiguation).

Arthur Capell
Born(1902-03-18)18 March 1902
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died10 August 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 84)
Gordon, New South Wales, Australia
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Linguistic Position of South Eastern Papua (1938)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Main interestsAustralian languages, Austronesian languages, Papuan languages

Arthur Capell (28 March 1902 – 10 August 1986)[1] was an Australian linguist, who made major contributions to the study of Australian languages, Austronesian languages and Papuan languages.[2]

  1. ^ Newton, Peter J. F., "Capell, Arthur (1902–1986)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 6 June 2019
  2. ^ Wurm, S.A. "Arthur Capell as Linguist". In Wurm, S.A. and Laycock, D.C. editors, Pacific linguistic studies in honour of Arthur Capell. C-13:9-30. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1970. doi:10.15144/PL-C13.9