Calvert Watkins (March 13, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American linguist and Indo-Europeanist, famous for his research on the historical linguistics of the Indo-European languages and their origins. He was a professor at Harvard University in the Department of Linguistics, and his work on the historicity, semantics, phonology, and morphology of the Indo-European languages has greatly influenced the field of linguistics.
Watkins authored several influential books, including "Indo-European Origins: The Anthropological Evidence" (1985) and "How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics" (1995). In addition to his scholarly work, he was awarded several honors, such as the Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies and Linguistics, and he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
Watkins passed away on March 20, 2013, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking research that has contributed to our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the Indo-European languages.
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