James Bynon | |
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Born | 30 August 1925 |
Died | 23 July 2017 91) | (aged
Education | Sorbonne University (PhD) |
Spouse | Theodora Bynon |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Recherches sur le Vocabulaire du Tissage en Afrique du Nord (1963) |
Doctoral advisor | Lionel Galand |
James Francis Gordon Bynon (Baynham) (1925 - 2017) was a British linguist and Lecturer in Arabic and Berber at SOAS, London. He is known for his works on Berber languages and cultures. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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