Kenneth Lee Pike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Lee Pike

American linguist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Woodstock, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2000

Profession: translator, anthropologist, linguist, Bible translator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kenneth Lee Pike (June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000) was an American linguist and anthropologist.
He was the originator of the theory of tagmemics, the coiner of the terms "emic" and "etic" and the developer of the constructed language Kalaba-X for use in teaching the theory and practice of translation. In addition, he was the First President of the Bible-translating organization Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), with which he was associated from 1942 until his death.