William Bright | |
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| Born | August 13, 1928 Oxnard, California, United States |
| Died | October 15, 2006 (aged 78) Louisville, Colorado, United States |
| Known for | Study of linguistics, California Indian languages. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Ph.D.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mary Haas |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics, Anthropology, Native American Studies, South Asian studies |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Notable students | Lyle Campbell, Mangesh V. Nadkarni |
William Oliver Bright (August 13, 1928 – October 15, 2006) was an American linguist and toponymist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.[1]