# John DeFrancis

> John DeFrancis was an American linguist and sinologist. He was an author of Chinese language textbooks, a lexicographer of Chinese dictionaries, and a professor emeritus of Chinese studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

*American linguist (1911-2009)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1911-08-31
- **Died:** 2009-01-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_DeFrancis)
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- [John DeFrancis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeFrancis)
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- [John DeFrancis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeFrancis)
- [John DeFrancis](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeFrancis)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1392142)

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