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Wallace Erwin Syrian Arabic Dictionary Collection

Collection

Identifier: GTM-870108

Scope and Contents

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Research materials concerning a Syrian Arabic-English dictionary.

Dates

1964 - 1975

Creator

Erwin, Wallace M. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Biographical Note

Wallace M. Erwin was a noted linguist who taught at Geoergetown University for many years. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Erwin studied at the Georgia Military Academy. In 1942, he graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree. The year before, he had travelled to Colombia on a grant from Princeton. In 1942, Erwin joined the U.S. Navy, where he taught Japanese to recent university graduates

Erwin earned a Ph.D. from Georgetown University and subsequently taught at Georgetown. He eventually became the chair of the Arabic Department. In 1963, Erwin published the book, "A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic."

Wallace M. Erwin died on August 4, 2011.

[Source: Princeton University Alumni Weekly for 12/14/2011 - Online].