William Dwight Whitney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Dwight Whitney

American orientalist

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1827

Place of Birth: Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1894

Profession: writer, librarian, translator, university teacher, linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Dwight Whitney (; February 9, 1827 – June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution.
He was the first president of the American Philological Association and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary.