Noam Chomsky

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Born: 1928-12-07
Died: 2024-06-18
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Avram Noam Chomsky

Biography

Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist. He was an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is well known in the academic and scientific community as one of the fathers of modern linguistics. Since the 1960s, he has become known more widely as a political dissident and an anarchist.

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BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

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SeΓ‘n MacBride Peace Prize

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Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics

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Albertus-Magnus professorate

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Sydney Peace Prize

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US Peace Prize

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Thomas Merton Award

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Erich Fromm Prize

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honorary doctor of the Peking University

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Carl von Ossietzky Prize

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honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Benjamin Franklin Medal

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Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

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Helmholtz Medal

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William James Fellow Award

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Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences

1988
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Orwell Award

1987
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APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology

1984
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Associate Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences

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