J. Marvin Brown

J. Marvin Brown
Born(1925-01-28)January 28, 1925
DiedAugust 29, 2002(2002-08-29) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLinguist
Academic background
EducationPh.D. in linguistics, Cornell University, 1962
ThesisFrom Ancient Thai to Modern Dialects: A Theory (1962)

James Marvin Brown (January 28, 1925 – August 29, 2002[1]) was an American linguist who studied the evolution of Thai and related languages, supervised the teaching of English and Thai at AUA Language Center, Bangkok, Thailand and developed the Automatic Language Growth approach to language teaching.

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLBY-7N5 : 20 May 2014), J M Brown, 29 Aug 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).