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Biography

Index of SIL publications on Biography listed by country.

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General works

• ANDERSON, Loretta; TOWNSEND, William Cameron; WALLIS, Ethel E., authors; JOHNSTON, Thelma; PITTMAN, Richard S., editors. 1994. Bridge builders.
• Anonymous. 2006. David Thomas 1930-2006.  
• Anonymous. 2008. Desmond C. Derbyshire (1924-2007).  
• BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 2002. "John Bendor-Samuel."
• BLAIR, Frank, author. 1992. Review of: Mother of writing: the origin and development of a Hmong Messianic script, by William A. Smalley, Chia Koua Vang and Gnia Yee Yang.
• BLAIR, Frank, author. 1992. Review of: The life of Shong Lue Yang: Hmong ‘Mother of writing’ keeb kwm soob lwj yaj: Hmoob ‘Niam ntawv’, by Chia Koua Vang, Gnia Yee Yang and William A. Smalley.
• BOSWELL, Freddy, author. 1998. Review of: The man with the long shadow, by Clara H. Stuart.
• CORRIGAN, David, author. 1983. Roman Jakobson (1896-1982).
• EVERETT, Daniel L., author. 2007. "Noam Chomsky."  
• FALK, Julia S., author. 2002. "Pike, Kenneth Lee."  
• FISHMAN, Joshua A., author. 1997. "Uriel Weinreich (1926-1967): a sociolinguistic appreciation."
• FRANKLIN, Kirk; HARDIN, Karol J., authors. 2010. "Karl J. Franklin—his story."  
• GREGERSON, Kenneth J., author. 2006. "In memoriam: David D. Thomas a linguist of mainland southeast Asia."  
• HANSFORD, Gillian F., author. 2000. Response to review of "Dorothy Carey: The tragic and untold story of Mrs. William Carey.
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 1996. "Claude E. Stipe."
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 2000. Review of: Dorothy Carey: the tragic and untold story of Mrs. William Carey, by James R. Beck.
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 2001. "Kenneth Lee Pike (1912-2000)."
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 2002. "Kenneth Lee Pike, 1912-2000."
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 2003. "A tribute to the life of Kenneth L. Pike."
• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 2004. "Kenneth Lee Pike: June 9, 1912-December 31, 2000."
• HEADLAND, Thomas N.; PRIEST, Robert J., authors. 2008. "William Richard Merrifield."
• LITTERAL, Robert L., author. 2010. "Karl J. Franklin: multi-talented academic extraordinaire."  
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1994. "Nida, Eugene Albert (1914- )."
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1994. "Pike, Kenneth Lee."
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 2001. "Nida, Eugene Albert (1914- )."
• LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 2001. "Pike, Kenneth Lee."
• MACKEY, William F.; MCCONNELL, Grant D., authors. 1997. "Heinz Kloss and the study of language in society."
• PAULSTON, Christina Bratt, author. 1997. "In memoriam: Einar Haugen."
• PECK, Charles W., author. 1991. Review of: Toward an understanding of language: Charles Carpenter Fries in perspective, Peter H. Fries, editor.
• PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1972. "Pike: a biographical sketch."
• PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1993. Sarah’s life.
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1986. "Reminiscences about Edward Sapir."
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1997. "Tagmemics in retrospect - a biased personal view."
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1998. "A linguistic pilgrimage."  
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1998. "Mary R. Haas, January 12, 1910-May 17, 1996."
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 2001. Reminiscences by Pike on early American anthropological linguistics.  
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 2003. "Reminiscences by Pike on early American anthropological linguistics."
• PIKE, Kenneth L.; STEVEN, Hugh, authors. 1989. Pike’s perspectives: an anthology of thought, insight and moral purpose.
• PULLUM, Geoffrey K., author. 2008. "Obituary: Desmond Derbyshire (1924-2007)."  
• ROBBINS, Frank E., author. 2006. "Pike, Kenneth Lee (1912-2000)."
• SEIBERT, Uwe; WIESEMANN, Ursula, authors. 2006. "Williamson, Kay (1935-2005)."
• SILZER, Peter J., author. 2000. "William Cameron Townsend."
• SILZER, Peter J., author. 2005. "Pike, Kenneth Lee."
• TUGGY, David H., author. 2004. Richard Saunders Pittman, 19 February 1915 - 21 August 1999.  
• UNSETH, Peter, author. 2007. "Lambie, Thomas Alexander."

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Cameroon

• SEIBERT, Uwe; WIESEMANN, Ursula, authors. 2006. "Tadadjeu, Maurice (b. 1950)."

Eritrea

• UNSETH, Peter, author. 2005. "Dawit Amanu'el."

Ethiopia

• JANKO, Kebede Hordofa; UNSETH, Peter, authors. 2003. "Aster Gannoo."
• UNSETH, Peter, author. 1996. Review of: Reminiscences of my life, by Emmanuel Abraham.

Americas

Brazil

• PULLUM, Geoffrey K., author. 2008. "Desmond Derbyshire (1924-2007)."

Ecuador

• HEADLAND, Thomas N., author. 1997. Review of: Amazon stranger: a rainforest chief battles big oil, by Mike Tidwell.

Mexico

• CASAD, Eugene H.; WILLETT, Thomas L., editors. 2000. Uto-Aztecan: structural, temporal, and geographic perspectives: papers in memory of Wick R. Miller by the friends of Uto-Aztecan.
• DEDRICK, John M., author. 1985. "Las cartas en yaqui de Juan ‘Bandera’."
• MARLETT, Cathy Moser, author. 2000. "A Desemboque childhood."
• PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1961. "William Cameron Townsend."
• PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1981. Ken Pike: Scholar and Christian.
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1968. "Professor Charles C. Fries."
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1984. "Some teachers who helped me."
• PIKE, Kenneth L., author. 1989. "Recollections of Bloomfield."
• TOWNSEND, William Cameron, author. 1950. "Lazaro Cardenas, farmer general of Mexico."
• TOWNSEND, William Cameron, author. 1952. "Lázaro Cárdenas, el indigenista."
• TOWNSEND, William Cameron, author. 1952. Lázaro Cárdenas: Mexican democrat.
• TOWNSEND, William Cameron, author. 1976. Lázaro Cárdenas: demócrata mexicano.
• TOWNSEND, William Cameron, author; RAMÍREZ A., Avelino, translator. 1954. Lázaro Cárdenas: Demócrata mexicano.

Peru

• HILDEBRANDT, Martha, author. 1988. Semblanza del doctor Kenneth L. Pike.
• TRUDELL, Barbara, compiler. 1991. Kenneth L. Pike, Presidente Emérito del Instituto Lingüístico de Verano: Notas biográficas y bibliografía.
• WROUGHTON, Gloria G., author. 1953. "Bolívar Odicio, el cashibo civilizador."

United States

• CASAD, Eugene H.; WILLETT, Thomas L., editors. 2000. Uto-Aztecan: structural, temporal, and geographic perspectives: papers in memory of Wick R. Miller by the friends of Uto-Aztecan.

Asia

Philippines

• HEMLEY, Robin, author. 2005. "Laurie Reid's importance to the Tasaday controversy."

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• LINDVALL, Richard A., author. 1980. Paulo Freire: The man, the ideas, the methods.