Braj Kachru, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Braj Kachru

Indian linguist

Date of Birth: 15-May-1932

Place of Birth: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Date of Death: 29-Jul-2016

Profession: professor, journalist, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Braj Bihari Kachru (15 May 1932 – 29 July 2016) was an Indian linguist.
He was Jubilee Professor of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He coined the term "World English" and also published studies on the Kashmiri language.