Li Fang-Kuei

Li Fang-Kuei
Born(1902-08-20)August 20, 1902
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Died21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 85)
Nationality
Academic background
Education
ThesisMattole: An Athabaskan Language (1928)
Doctoral advisorEdward Sapir
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Institutions
Notable students
Chinese name
Chinese李方桂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Fāngguì
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLii Fangguey
Wade–GilesLi3 Fang1-kuei4
IPA[lì fáŋkwêɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéih Fōng-gwai
JyutpingLei5 Fong1-gwai3

Li Fang-Kuei (Chinese: 李方桂; 20 August 1902 – 21 August 1987) was a Chinese linguist known for his studies of the varieties of Chinese, his reconstructions of Old Chinese and Proto-Tai, and his documentation of Dene languages in North America.