W. Nelson Francis
Author, professor, linguist · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1910 to 2002 · aged 91
W. Nelson Francis was an American author, linguist, and university professor. He served as a member of the faculties of Franklin & Marshall College and Brown University, where he specialized in English and corpus linguistics.
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About this person
He is known for his work compiling a text collection entitled the Brown University Standard Corpus of Present-Day American English, which he completed with Henry Kučera.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2002 · aged 91
