List of women linguists

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Name Description Birth Death Country Image
A. Sumru Özsoy Turkish academic and linguist Turkey
Acija Alfirević Writer and literary translator 1951-08-12
Ada Adler Danish classical scholar 1878-02-18 1946-12-28 Denmark
Ada María Elflein Argentine writer 1880-02-22 1919-07-24 Argentina
Adele Goldberg American linguist 1963-11-09 United States of America
Adeline Smith American linguist 1918-03-15 2013-03-19
Aditi Lahiri German linguist 1952-07-14 India
Ágnes Rapai Hungarian poet 1952-03-13 Hungary
Agnes Wenman, Viscountess Wenman British viscountess 1617
Ágota Bozai Hungarian writer 1965 Hungary
Aisin-Gioro Ulhicun Linguist 1958 People's Republic of China
Aki Shimazaki Canadian writer 1954 Canada
Albena Bakratcheva Bulgarian Americanist 1961-07-03 Bulgaria
Alejandra Pizarnik Argentinian poet 1936-04-29 1972-09-25 Argentina
Alenka Puhar Slovenian historian and journalist 1945-02-04 Slovenia
Alexandra Aikhenvald Linguist 1957-09-01 Soviet Union
Australia
Alice Carmichael Harris American linguist and caucasologist (b. 1947) 1947-11-23
Alice Kober American classical scholar and archaeologist 1906-12-23 1950-05-16 United States of America
Alicia Nitecki American writer and academic 1942-01-02 United States of America
Alicja Sakaguchi Polish linguist and university professor 1954 Poland
Alison Wray Welsh linguist
Amalie Münster Danish poet 1767 1814
Amanda Aizpuriete Poet and translator 1956-03-28 Latvia
Ambujam Ammal Indian linguist and veena player 1899-01-08
Ana Cristina Cesar Brazilian poet and translator 1952-06-02 1983-10-29 Brazil
Anabel Torres Colombian writer 1948-12-26 Colombia
Angela Carter English novelist 1940-05-07 1992-02-16 United Kingdom
Angelika Kratzer American linguist
Ann Bannon Writer 1932-09-15 United States of America
Ann Lambton British historian 1912-02-08 2008-07-19 United Kingdom
Ann-Marie Ivars Finnish linguist 1941
Anna Abrikosova Soviet linguist (1882-1936) 1882-01-23 1936-07-23 Soviet Union
Anna Bagriana writer and poet 1981-03-24 Ukraine
Anna Bülow writer, translator, abbess 1519 Sweden
Anna Catharina Materna Danish actor and playwright 1731-01-25 1757-09-03 Denmark
Anna Dybo Russian linguist 1959-06-04 Soviet Union
Russia
Anna Gutto Norwegian actor and director 1977 United States of America
Anna Maria Goldsmid British translator and philsnthropist 1805-09-17 1889-02-08
Anna Morpurgo Davies British professor and linguist 1937-06-21 2014-09-27 United Kingdom
Anna Siewierska British linguist 1955-12-25 2011-08-06 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Anna Swanwick British writer 1813-06-22 1899-11-02 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Anna Vainikka Linguist
Anna Wierzbicka Polish linguist 1938-03-10 Poland
Australia
Anne Bignan French poet 1795-08-03 1861-11-27 France
Anne Carson Canadian poet 1950-06-21 Canada
Anne Dacier French scholar and translator 1645 1720-08-17 France
Anne Holtsmark Norwegian professor of Old Norse studies 1896-06-21 1974-05-19 Norway
Anne-Lisa Amadou Norwegian literary researcher 1930-03-04 2002-03-19 Norway
Anne-Marie Albiach French poet and translator 1937-08-09 2012-11-04 France
Anne-Marie de Backer French writer 1908-11-02 1987-07-05 France
Anneke Brassinga Dutch writer and translator 1948-08-20 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Anneli Ute Gabanyi Romanian-born German political scientist, literary critic, journalist, and philologist 1942-10-18 Germany
Annemarie von Gabain German linguist and art historian 1901-03-04 1993-01-15 Germany
Annie Finch American poet 1956-10-31 United States of America
Annie Zaenen American linguist 1941
Annis Lee Wister United States translator 1830-10-09 1908-11-15
Antjie Krog South African writer and academic 1952-10-23 South Africa
Anvita Abbi Indian linguist, scholar 1949-01-09
Arienne Dwyer American linguist
Arika Okrent American linguist
Åse-Marie Nesse Norwegian philologist, translator and poet 1934-04-29 2001-07-13 Norway
Assia Djebar Algerian writer and film director 1936-06-30 2015-02-06 France
Aster Ganno Ethiopian Bible translator 1872 1964
Astrid Sverresdotter Dypvik Norwegian journalist and linguist 1977-10-19 Norway
Augusta, Lady Gregory Irish playwright, poet, folklorist 1852-03-15 1932-05-22 Ireland
Augustina Stridsberg American writer and spy for the soviets 1892-08-27 1978 Sweden
Auli Hakulinen Finnish linguist 1941-03-10 Finland
Azarmi Dukht Safavi Indian linguist 1948 India
Azra Erhat Turkish writer 1915-06-06 1982-09-06 Turkey
B. T. S. Atkins Professional lexicographer 1930-02-26
Babette Deutsch American writer 1895-09-22 1982-11-13 United States of America
Bambi Schieffelin American linguist United States of America
Barbara Abbott American linguist
Barbara Ann Kipfer American linguist and lexicographer 1954 United States of America
Barbara Godard Canadian academic and translator 1942 2010-05-16 Canada
Barbara Johnson American literary critic 1947-10-04 2009-08-27 United States of America
Barbara Landau Cognitive scientist
Barbara McNamara American linguist United States of America
Barbara Partee American linguist 1940-06-23 United States of America
Barbara Reynolds British academic 1914-06-13 2015-04-29 United Kingdom
Barbara Wright English translator of modern French literature 1915-10-13 2009-03-03 United Kingdom
Bathsua Makin English linguist and feminist writer 1600 1675 United Kingdom
Bertha Sneck American linguist, journalist and translator 1916-12-03 2010-03-01 United States of America
Bettina Gorton Wife of Australian Prime Minister 1915-06-23 1983-10-02 United States of America
Bhargavi Rao Indian Telugu language writer and translator 1944-08-14 2008-05-23 India
Bina Štampe Žmavc writes poems, prose and theatre plays 1951-10-04
Birgit Anette Olsen Linguist 1944-04-02
Brigitte D'Ortschy German Buddhist architect 1921-05-31 1990-07-09 Germany
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval Historian and linguist
Brigitte Mral German rhetoric theorist 1953 Sweden
C. M. Mayo American writer United States of America
Carla Bazzanella Italian linguist 1947-08-06 Italy
Carme Forcadell Profession Professor of Catalan language and literature, writer 1956 Spain
Carol Chomsky linguist 1930-07-01 2008-12-19 United States of America
Carol Genetti American linguist United States of America
Carol Myers-Scotton Linguist 1934
Carole Chaski American linguist 1955
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick American writer and activist 1956 United Kingdom
Catherine Browman American linguist 1945 2008
Catherine Malabou French philosopher 1959 France
Catherine Perret French philosopher 1956-07-09 France
Cathrine Fabricius-Hansen Norwegian linguist 1942-12-18 Norway
Cathy Berberian Singer 1925-07-04 1983-03-06
Cecile O'Rahilly Irish language academic 1894-12-17 1980-05-02
Cecilia Milow Swedish writer and translator 1856 1946 Sweden
Chandrika Balan Indian bilingual writer 1954-01-17 India
Charlotte Brooke Irish writer 1740 1793 Kingdom of Ireland
Charlotte Mary Yonge English writer 1823-08-11 1901-05-24 United Kingdom
Chintha Lakshmi Sinhaarachchi Writer
Christa Dürscheid Linguist 1959-10-04 Germany
Christiane Fellbaum American linguist 1950 Germany
Christiane Nord German translation scholar 1943-09-13 Germany
Christina Berger Swedish writer 1784-08-21 1852-05-25 Sweden
Christina Kramer Canadian linguist Canada
Claire Bowern Australian linguist Australia
Clara Bell English translator 1834 1927
Clara Holst Norwegian academic 1868-06-04 1935-11-15 Norway
Clara Janés Spanish translator 1940-11-06 Spain
Clara Nordström German wrriter and translator 1886-01-18 1962 Germany
Claribel Alegría Nicaraguan writer 1924-05-12 Nicaragua
El Salvador
Clémence Royer French philosopher 1830-04-21 1902-02-06 France
Clémentine Nzuji Congolese poet 1944-01-21 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Clotilde Tambroni Italian linguist 1758-06-29 1817-06-02
Cole Swensen Poet, translator, editor, professor 1955-10-22 United States of America
Colleen Fitzgerald American linguist
Constance Bache British musician 1846-03-11 1903-06 United Kingdom
Constance Cox Canadian interpreter 1881 1960 Canada
Constance Dima Greek writer 1948-08-18 Greece
Constance Garnett translator 1861-12-19 1946-12-17
Coral Bracho Mexican poet and translator 1951-05-22 Mexico
Cornelia Knight English writer 1757 1837-12-17 United Kingdom
Cristina Peri Rossi Uruguayan writer 1941-11-12 Uruguay
Spain
Dagmar Normet Estonian writer 1921-02-13 2008-10-16 Estonia
Dahlia Ravikovitch Israeli poet 1936-11-17 2005-08-21 Israel
Davida Karol actress 1917-06-20 2011-12-09 Israel
Deanna Hammond Canadian-American translator and linguist 1942 1997
Deborah Cameron British linguist 1958
Deborah Lifchitz Expert on Semitic Ethiopian languages 1907 1942
Deborah Tannen American sociolinguist 1945-06-07 United States of America
Delia Grigore Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic and Romani rights activist 1972-02-07 Romania
Denise Bernot Burmese academic 1922-02-04 2016-05-12 France
Diane Massam Canadian linguist Canada
Ditlevine Feddersen Norwegian poet, translator 1727 1803 Norway
Dominique Mainard French translator and writer 1967 France
Donna Gerdts American linguist Canada
Donna Jo Napoli American children's writer and linguist 1948-02-28 United States of America
Dora Gabe Bulgarian writer 1886-08-26 1983-11-16 Bulgaria
Dora Sakayan linguist specializing in Armenian language 1931-01-24
Doris Bartholomew American linguist 1930 United States of America
Doris Debenjak Slovene linguist and translator 1936-08-05 2013-09-21
Dorjana Širola Croatian quizzer 1972-06-09
Dorothea Biehl Danish writer and translator 1731-06-02 1788-05-17 Denmark
Dorothea Bleek German anthropologist and philologist 1873-03-26 1948-06-27 South Africa
Dorothea Tieck German translator 1799 1841 Germany
Dorothy Canfield Fisher American author and social activist 1879-02-17 1958-11-09 United States of America
Draga Ahačič Slovene actress, film director, translator and publicist. 1924-07-06 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dymphna Clark Australian language scholar, wife of historian Manning Clark 1916-12-18 2000-05-12 Australia
Dzvinia Orlowsky American writer and academic United States of America
Ea Jansen Estonian historian 1921-11-14 2005-04-20 Estonia
Edith Bone Hungarian aristocrat and writer 1889 1975
Edith Grossman American translator 1936-03-22 United States of America
Edith Pargeter British writer 1913-09-28 1995-10-14 United Kingdom
Edith Stein Jewish-German nun, theologian and philosopher 1891-10-12 1942-08-09 Germany
Edna W. Underwood American writer and translator 1873 1961 United States of America
Eeva-Liisa Manner Finnish writer 1921-12-05 1995-07-07 Finland
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin Irish female poet and writer 1942-11-28 Ireland
Eileen Glisan American linguist
Einfrid Perstølen Norwegian psychiatrist 1917-06-15 Norway
Ekin Tunçay Turan Turkish actress Turkey
Elaine Tarone American linguist
Elena Berezovich Russian linguist 1966-01-02 Russia
Elena Fanailova Russian writer 1962-12-19 Soviet Union
Russia
Elena Kostioukovitch Russian writer 1958 Russia
Elena Mestergazi Russian academic 1967-09-08 Soviet Union
Russia
Elena Oznobkina Russian philosopher and human rights activist 1959-04-25 2010-03-14 Soviet Union
Russia
Elena Semino British linguist 1964-09-09
Elena Văcărescu Romanian writer 1868-09-21 1947-02-17 France
Romania
Eli Fischer-Jørgensen Linguist 1911-02-12 2010-02-27 Denmark
Eli Krog Norwegian publicist and translator 1891 1970 Norway
Elisabet Engdahl Swedish linguist 1949-04-10 Sweden
Elisabeth Couperus-Baud Dutch writer 1867-10-30 1960-03-18 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Élisabeth Gille French writer and translator 1937-03-20 1996-09-30 France
Elisabeth Leinfellner Austrian linguist 1938-10-14 2010-01-04
Elisabeth of Lorraine German noblewoman and pioneer of the prose novel 1395 1456-01-17
Elisabeth of Wied Romanian writer 1843-12-29 1916-02-18
1916-03-02
Germany
Elisabeth Piirainen German linguist 1943 Germany
Elise Charlotte Otté English linguist and historian 1818 1903
Elise Reimarus German scholar 1735-01-22 1805-09-04 Germany
Eliška Krásnohorská czech feminist author 1847-11-18 1926-11-26 Czech Republic
Eliza Grew Jones Christian missionary and lexicographer 1803-03-30 1838-03-28 United States of America
Eliza Gutch English folklore and dialect studies 1840 1931
Eliza Marian Butler English scholar of German; linguist and intellectual historian 1885-12-29 1959-11-13 United Kingdom
Elizabeth Anne Finn founder of Elizabeth Finn Care; wife of James Finn, British Consul in Jerusalem 1825-03-14 1921-01-18 United Kingdom
Elizabeth Benger British writer 1775-06-15 1827-01-09 United Kingdom
Elizabeth C. Traugott American linguist 1939-04-09 United Kingdom
Elizabeth Carter English poet, classicist, writer and translator 1717-12-16 1806-02-19
Elizabeth Cowper Canadian linguist 1952 Canada
Elizabeth Elstob English linguist and feminist 1683-09-29 1756-05-30
Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso New Zealand missionary 1821-08-29 1904-09-02 New Zealand
Elizabeth Hill British linguist 1900-10-24 1996-12-17
Elizabeth Mary Jones Welsh writer, called Moelona 1877-06-21 1953-06-05
Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright American translator 1966-10-03 United States of America
Elizabeth Sara Sheppard 19th century British novelist, linguist, poet, and musician 1830 1862 United Kingdom
Elizabeth V. Hume 1956-10-29
Elizaveta Polonskaya Soviet writer 1890-06-26 1969-01-11 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ella Cara Deloria Yankton Dakota Author 1889-01-31 1971-02-12 United States of America
Ella Mary Edghill British translator 1881-11-13
Ellavina Perkins American linguist
Ellen Broselow experimental linguist
Ellen Contini-Morava Linguistic anthropologist
Ellen Doré Watson American writer United States of America
Ellen Prince American linguist 1944 2010-10-24
Ellendea Proffer American translator 1944-11-24 United States of America
Ellisif Wessel Norwegian politician 1866-07-14 1949-11-28 Norway
Eloise Jelinek American linguist 1924 2007
Elsa Cross Mexican poet 1946-03-06 Mexico
Else Høst Norwegian historian 1908 1996 Norway
Elżbieta Magdalena Wąsik Polish linguist 1961-04-25
Émilie du Châtelet French mathematician, physicist, and author 1706-12-17 1749-09-10 France
Emily Nonnen British writer 1812 1905 Sweden
Erika Fuchs German translator 1906-12-07 2005-04-22 Germany
Erika Timm German linguist 1934
Erika Vouk Poet and translator 1941
Erin McKean Lexicographer, dictionary editor 1971
Erzsébet Nagy Hungarian writer and translator 1927-04-13 2008-01-29 Hungary
Esmé Wiegman Dutch politician 1975-07-24 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Estela Canto Writer and translator 1916 1994 Argentina
Esther Martinez Tewa language activist, linguist 1912 2006-09-16
Esther Regina Spanish actress 2000s Spain
Eta Boeriu Romanian writer 1923-02-23 1984-11-13 Romania
Eugénie Niboyet French writer and feminist 1796-09-11 1883-01-06 France
Eva Brann American academic 1929
Eva Hajičová czech linguist 1935-08-23 Czech Republic
Eve Sweetser Professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Eve V. Clark American linguist 1942-07-26 United Kingdom
Evgenia Kamova Bulgarian journalist 1928 2008 Bulgaria
Fanny de Sivers Estonian linguist 1920-10-20 2011-06-22 Estonia
Fanny zu Reventlow German artist and writer 1871-05-18 1918-07-26 German Empire
Fatemeh Rakeei Iranian politician, linguist, poet 1954 Iran
Fatima Sadiqi Linguist
Fausta Garavini Italian writer 1938 Italy
Felicitas Goodman American linguist and anthropologist 1914-01-30 2005-03-30 Hungary
France Martineau Linguist 1960 Canada
Frances Karttunen American academic 1942 United States of America
Frances Winwar American writer 1900-05-03 1985-07-24 United States of America
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa Polish poet, playwright, and translator 1865-02-12 1942 Poland
Françoise Massardier-Kenney American translator 1954 United States of America
Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre French linguist 1941 2007 France
Gabriela Adameșteanu Romanian novelist 1942-04-02 Romania
Gabriela Babnik Writer, literary critic and translator 1979 Germany
Gabriela Bustelo Spanish author and translator 1962 Spain
Gabriela Zapolska novelist, playwright, prose writer, publicist, feuilletonist, theatre critic, stage actress 1857-03-30 1921-12-21 Poland
Gabriella Hermon Linguist
Gail Jefferson American inventor 1938-04-22 2008-02-21 United States of America
Galina Dzhugashvili Russian translator 1938-02-19 2007-08-27 Soviet Union
Russia
Galina Varlamova Russian folklorist 1951-01-18 Soviet Union
Russia
Galina Yershova Russian academic 1955-03-17 Russia
Geneviève Massignon French historian and linguist 1921-04-21 1966-06-09 France
Georgiana Harcourt British translator 1807-01-01 1886-10-29
Gerda Grepp Norwegian journalist and translator 1907 1940-08-29 Norway
Gertrud Pätsch German ethnologist and philologist 1910-01-22 1994-12-14 Germany
East Germany
Gertrude Vakar Russian translator 1904 1973
Gili Bar-Hillel Israeli translator 1974
Giuseppa Barbapiccola Italian writer 1702 1740
Giustina Renier Michiel Venetian aristocrat 1755-10-14 1832-04-07
Gladys Yang British translator 1919-01-19 1999-11-18 United Kingdom
Grace Jane Wallace Scottish translator 1878-03-12
Greta Knutson Swedish artist 1899 1983 Sweden
Gunnel Vallquist Swedish writer and translator, member of the Swedish Academy 1918-06-19 2016-01-11 Sweden
Güzin Dino Turkish linguist 1910 2013-05-30
H. T. Lowe-Porter American translator 1877 1963 United States of America
Hagit Borer American linguist
Halina Mierzejewska Polish linguist 1922 2003
Halldis Moren Vesaas Norwegian writer 1907-11-18 1995-09-08 Norway
Hanna Fahl Swedish writer 1978-10-23 Sweden
Hanna Lewis American linguist 1931
Hannah Kilham Methodist missionary 1774-08-12 1832-03-31
Hanni Ossott Venezuelan writer, journalist and translator 1946-02-14 2002-12-31 Venezuela
Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen Danish philologist 1948 Norway
Harriet Martineau English writer and sociologist 1802-06-12 1876-06-27 United Kingdom
Haruka Orth American actress 1981-11-16 United States of America
Hazel Sampson American linguist 1910-05-26 2014-02-04 United States of America
Hedda Eulenberg German translator and writer 1876-03-06 1960-09-13 Germany
Heidi Harley American linguist 1969-09-26
Helen Craig McCullough American translator and Japanoloigst 1918 1998
Helen Doron British linguist and educator 2000s United Kingdom
Helen Lane American translator 1921 2004-08-29 United States of America
Helena Bechlerowa Writer and translator 1908-12-02 1995-09-18 Poland
Helene Uri writer and linguist 1964-12-11 Norway
Henny Koch German writer 1854-09-22 1925-06-13 Germany
Henriette Gezundhajt Professor of French linguistics 1963
Hermynia Zur Mühlen European noble 1883-12-12 1951-03-20 Austria
Herta Müller German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist 1953-08-17 Germany
Hilda Sachs Swedish writer 1857-03-13 1935-02-26 Sweden
Hiltgunt Zassenhaus German philologist 1916-07-10 2004-11-20 United States of America
Ida C. Ward British linguist 1880-10-04 1949-10-10 United Kingdom
Ilija Trojanow German writer 1965-08-23 Germany
Ilona Duczyńska Hungarian revolutionary historian 1897-03-11 1978-04-24
Ilse Lehiste American linguist 1922-01-31 2010-12-25
Inez De Florio-Hansen Linguist 1943 Germany
Inger Edelfeldt Swedish writer 1956 Sweden
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir Icelandic writer 1942-10-21 Iceland
Inna Meiman-Kitrossky Soviet philologist 1932-10-16 1987-02-09 Soviet Union
Irena Klepfisz Jewish Lesbian author and activist 1941-04-17
Irena Tuwim Poet 1899
1899-08-22
1987
1987-12-07
Poland
Irena Žerjal writer, poet, translator 1940-04-20
Irene Heim American linguist
Irene Saunders American lexicographer
Irina Glushkova Russian phililogist 1952-08-09 Soviet Union
Russia
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit German japanologist 1948-08-20 Germany
Irmengard Rauch American linguist 1933-04-17 United States of America
Iryna Farion Ukrainian politician 1964-04-29 Soviet Union
Ukraine
Isabel Allende Karam Cuban diplomat 2000s Cuba
Isabel Florence Hapgood translator and writer 1851-11-21 1928-06-26
Isabelle de Montolieu Swiss novelist and translator 1751-05-07 1832-12-29 Switzerland
Iulia Hasdeu Romanian poet 1869-11-14 1888-09-29 Romania
Ivy Kellerman Reed American author in the international language Esperanto 1877-07-08 1968-02-07 United States of America
Izabella Trojanowska Polish journalist 1929-07-10 1995-04-21 Poland
Jacinta Escudos Salvadoran writer 1960 El Salvador
Jacqueline Starer French translator 1940 France
Jacqueline Vaissière French linguist
Jaklin Kornfilt Linguist Turkey
Jaleh Amouzgar Irani professor 1939-12-02 Iran
Jana Milčinski Slovenian writer and translator 1920-12-05 2007-04-13 Slovenia
Jana S. Rošker Slovenian sinologist 1960-05-21
Jane Ellen Harrison British classical scholar, linguist and feminist 1850-09-09 1928-04-15
1928-04-16
United Kingdom
Jane H. Hill American linguist 1939-10-27
Jane Hirshfield Poet 1953-02-24 United States of America
Jane Zuengler American academic United States of America
Janet Dean Fodor American psycholinguist 1942-04-02
Janet Pierrehumbert American linguist
Janine Canan American psychiatrist and writer 1942-11-02 United States of America
Janna Gur Israeli linguist and journalist 1958 Israel
Jaroslava Moserová czech diplomat, doctor and translator 1930-01-17 2006-03-24 Czech Republic
Jean Aitchison Linguist and writer 1938
Jean Berko Gleason American psycholinguist 1931 United States of America
Jean Briggs 1929-05-28 2016-07-27 Canada
Jean D'Costa Jamaican writer and linguist 1937-01-13 Jamaica
Jeannette Littlemore linguist
Jeannie Bell Australian linguist Australia
Jelica Šumič Riha Swedish philosopher 1958
Jennett Humphreys British writer 1829 1917
Jennifer S. Cole American linguist United States of America
Jenny Cheshire British linguist
Jenny Hirsch German writer 1829-11-25 1902-03-10 German Empire
Jessie Little Doe Baird Linguist 1963-11-18
Jila Ghomeshi Canadian linguist
Jill Morford Linguist
Jiřina Hauková Czech poet and translator 1919-01-27 2005-12-15 Czech Republic
Jo Giæver Tenfjord Children's writer 1918-06-12 2007-08-13 Norway
Joan Bresnan American linguist 1945-08-22 United States of America
Joan Bybee American linguist 1945-02-11 United States of America
Joan Lee Tu Linguist 1981
Joan M. Tenenbaum American academic 1945 United States of America
Joan Turville-Petre British linguist 1911-05-10 2006-03-09
Johanna Nichols American linguist
Jolanta Antas Polish scientist/professor of linguistics/Jagiellonian University/kraków 1954
Josephine Acosta Pasricha Filipino indologist 1945-03-26 Philippines
Josette Rey-Debove First female lexicographer in France 1929-11-16 2005-02-22 France
Joumana Haddad Lebanese poet, journalist and activist 1970-12-06 Lebanon
Joyce Lussu Italian writer and translator 1912-05-08 1998-11-04 Italy
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza Mexican writer and activist 1875-01-27 1942-07-13 Mexico
Judit Hidasi Hungarian linguist, japanogist, professor of communication 1948-07-11 Hungary
Judit Kormos Applied linguist 1970-05-11 Hungary
Judith Bishop Australian poet and linguist 1972 Australia
Judith Woodsworth Canadian academic 1948 France
Judy Shepard-Kegl American linguist
Juliane House German academic 1942 Germany
Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator 1948
Julieta Campos Mexican writer 1932-05-08 2007-09-05 Cuba
Mexico
Junko Itō American linguist
Justa Holz-Mänttäri Finnish translation scholar 1936 Germany
Justine Cassell American linguist, professor and human-computer interaction researcher 1960-03-19
Karen Brazell American translator 1938-04-25 2012-01-18
Karen Stollznow Linguist, skeptic 1976-08-12 Australia
United States of America
Karin Lannby Swedish actress, translator, journalist, poet and spy 1916-04-13 2007-11-19 Sweden
Karolina Proniewska Polish writer 1828 1859
Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi Indian linguist 1916-09-17 2008-06-08
Katalin É. Kiss Linguist 1949-05-31 Hungary
Katarina Frostenson Swedish poet, member of the Swedish Academy 1953-03-05 Sweden
Katarzyna Jaszczolt British linguist
Katayun Mazdapour Iranian linguist 1943-03-22 Iran
Kate Burridge Australian linguist Australia
Kate Næss Poet and translator 1938 1987 Norway
Katharina Reiss German linguist 1923-04-17 Germany
Katharine Gun Translator and whistle-blower 1974 United Kingdom
Katherine Barber Canadian lexiographer 1959
Katherine Prescott Wormeley American nurse and translator 1830-01-14 1908-08-04 United States of America
Katherine Siva Saubel Indian leader and scholar 1920-03-07 2011-11-01 United States of America
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig American linguist
Katja Špur Slovenian writer 1908-11-20 1991-12-18 Yugoslavia
Slovenia
Kató Lomb Hungarian interpreter 1909-02-08 2003-06-09 Hungary
Kay Williamson British linguist 1935-01-26 2005-01-03 Nigeria
Kazimiera Zawistowska Polish poet 1870-01-17 1902-02-28 Poland
Kazuko Shiraishi Japanese poet 1931-02-27 Japan
Keren Rice Canadian linguist 1949 Canada
Kersti Merilaas Estonian writer 1913-12-07 1986-03-08 Estonia
Kira Hall American linguist and anthropologist 1962-10-10 United States of America
Kirsi Kunnas Finnish author, poet and translator 1924-12-14 Finland
Kirsti Koch Christensen Norwegian linguist 1940-12-01 Norway
Klementyna Hoffmanowa Polish prose writer, popularizer, translator, editor, one of the first Polish writers for children 1798-11-23 1845-09-21 Poland
Kristine Vetulani-Belfoure Polish translator 1924-10-01 2004-03-25 Poland
United States of America
Ksenia Kepping Russian linguist 1937-02-07 2002-12-13
L. Z. Sova Russian linguist 1937-09-17
Lady Charlotte Guest Welsh translator and business woman 1812-05-19 1895-01-15 United Kingdom
Laila Stien Norwegian writer 1946-05-16 Norway
Lakshmi Holmström British writer and translator 1935 2016-05-06 India
Laleh Bakhtiar Iranian academic 1938-07-29 United States of America
Laura Michaelis American linguist
Laura Pavel Romanian writer 1968-10-19 Romania
Laura Poantă Romanian physician, writer and artist 1971-03-10 Romania
LaVerne Jeanne American linguist United States of America
Lea Ráskay Hungarian woman scholar and Dominican nun
Leanne Hinton professor of linguistics United States of America
Leda Mileva Bulgarian poet and diplomat 1920-02-05 2013-02-05 Bulgaria
Lee Cataldi Contemporary Australian poet and linguist 1942 Australia
Lesley Milroy American linguist
Li Jinfang Chinese linguist 1963-10
Lia Wyler Brazilian translator 1934-10-06 Brazil
Lidia Veselitskaya Russian writer 1857-03-17 1936-02-23 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Lidia Zamenhof Polish Esperantist 1904-01-29 1942 Poland
Lili Golestan Iranian translator 1944-07-14 Iran
Lili Novy Slovenian writer 1885-12-24 1958-03-07
Lilli Gjerløw Norwegian archivist 1910-06-19 1998-12-04 Norway
Lina Choueiri Linguist
Linda Fierz-David German philologist 1891 1955
Linda Maria Baros Romanian writer 1981-08-06 Romania
France
Linde van den Bosch Dutch linguist 1963 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Lisa Block de Behar Uruguayan linguist 1937-03-12 Uruguay
Lise Menn American linguist 1941-12-28 United States of America
Liubov Gurevich Russian writer 1866-11-01 1940-10-17 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Lola Lemire Tostevin Canadian writer 1937-06-15 Canada
Lore Segal Novelist, translator, teacher, children's author 1928-03-09 United States of America
Loreta Anilionytė Lithuanian philosopher, writer and translator
Lourdes Oñederra writer and linguist 1958-06-09 Spain
Luce Irigaray feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist 1930-05-03 France
Belgium
Lucia Graves British writer and translator 1943-07-21 United Kingdom
Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon British writer 1821
1821-06-24
1869
1869-07-14
Lucille Watahomigie Hualapai educator and linguist 1945
Lucy Lloyd British folklorist 1834-11-07 1914-08-31 United Kingdom
Lucy Seki Brazilian linguist 1941 Brazil
Ludmila Vassilyeva Russian scholar 1942-05-23
Luise Hercus Australian linguist 1926-01-16 Australia
Lydia Davis American writer 1947-07-15 United States of America
Lydia White Canadian linguist
M. Carey Thomas American suffragist 1857-01-02 1935-12-02 United States of America
Mabel Lee Australian linguist Australia
Magli Elster Norwegian writer 1912-11-21 1993-05-11 Norway
Maguy Kabamba Confolese writer 1960-08-03 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mahshid Moshiri Iranian writer 1951-03-21 Iran
Malwina Garfeinowa-Garska literary critic, translator, writer 1870-10-15 1932-09-19 Poland
Mamah Borthwick American translator 1869-06-19 1914-08-15 United States of America
Manana Antadze Georgian writer 1945-08-28
Mani Rao Indian poet 1965-02-28
Margaret Florey Australian linguist Australia
Margaret Hasluck British scholar 1885-06-18 1948-10-18 United Kingdom
Margaret Langdon linguist, Native American languages 2005
Margaret Mary Vojtko American linguist, educator, polyglot, and labor unionist 1930-01-15 2013-09-01
Margaret Masterman British linguist and philosopher 1910-05-04 1986-04-01 United Kingdom
Margaret Noori Ojibwe language teacher, poet, and linguist 1965 United States of America
Margaret Raine Hunt British writer 1831 1912 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Margarita Aliger famous Soviet poet, translator, and journalist 1915-10-07 1992-08-01 Soviet Union
Margarita Kozhina Russian linguist 1925-08-01 2012-08-11 Soviet Union
Russia
Mărgărita Miller-Verghy Romanian socialite and author 1865-01-01 1953-12-31 Romania
María Catrileo chilean linguist 1944 Chile
Maria Gaetana Agnesi Italian mathematician and philanthropist 1718-05-16 1799-01-09
María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal Spanish hispanist 1873 1955 Spain
María Kodama writer 1937-03-10 Argentina
Maria Luisa Altieri Biagi Scholar and writer 1930 Italy
María Moliner Spanish lexicographer 1900-03-30 1981-01-21 Spain
Maria Odulio de Guzman Filipino educator and author
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel Philologist 1910-11-07 1962-09-25 United States of America
Argentina
Maria Selvaggia Borghini Poet 1656-02-07 1731-02-22
Maria Tore Barbina Italian writer 1940-07-22 2007-08-28 Italy
Marian Robertson Wilson American musician and writer 1926 2013 United States of America
Mariana Frenk-Westheim Mexican writer and academic 1898-06-04 2004-06-24 Mexico
Marianna Marquesa Florenzi Italian philosopher 1802-11-09 1870-04-15 Kingdom of Italy
Marianne McDonald Philanthropist and Scholar of Latin and Irish texts 1937 United States of America
Marianne Mithun American linguist 1946 United States of America
Marie Amelie von Godin German activist 1882-03-07 1956-02-22 Germany
Marie Colban Norwegian writer 1814 1884 Norway
Marie Madeleine de Rochechouart de Mortemart French Abbess 1645 1704-08-15 France
Marie Meyer American linguist and spy 1897-04-07 United States of America
Marie-Louise Sjoestedt French Celticist 1900-09-20 1940-12-06 France
Marie-Lucie Tarpent Canadian linguist
Mariëtte Hamer Dutch politician, civil servant, educator, trade union leader 1958-06-07 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė Lithuanian politician 1944-04-06 Lithuania
Marina Boroditskaya Russian writer 1954-06-28 Soviet Union
Russia
Marina Colasanti Brazilian writer and translator 1937-09-26 Eritrea
Brazil
Marina Gershenovich Russian writer 1960-09-28 Russia
Marina Palei Russian writer 1955-02-01 Soviet Union
Russia
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Marina Tarlinskaja Russian linguist
Marion Frances Chevalier American linguist 1902-01-21 1990-02-17
Marja-Liisa Olthuis Inari Sámi scholar 1967-08-09 Finland
Marjory Wardrop English historian 1869-11-11 1909-12-07
Marlene Norst Australian academic 1930-03-24 2010-12-20 Australia
Marta Steinsvik Norwegian writer 1877-03-23 1950-07-27 Norway
Martha Crago Canadian linguist
Martha Hildebrandt Peruvian politician and linguist 1925-01-13 Peru
Martha Ratliff American linguist
Martha Young-Scholten American /British linguist
Marthe Robert Writer 1914-03-25 1996-04-12 France
Martine Broda Writer and poet 1947-03-17 2009-04-23 France
Mary B. Moser American linguist 1924-10-12 2013-01-13
Mary Beckman American linguist
Mary Boyce British academic 1920-08-02 2006-04-04 United Kingdom
Mary Bucholtz American linguist 1966-10-29
Mary Collyer British writer 1716 1762 United Kingdom
Mary Elizabeth Byrne Irish linguist 1880-07-02 1931-01-19 Ireland
Mary Haas American linguist; studied historical linguistics, North American languages, Thai 1910-01-12 1996-05-17 United States of America
Mary Howitt English poet, and author 1799-03-12 1888-01-30 United Kingdom
Mary J. Gregor American philosopher 1928-01-01 1994-10-31 United States of America
Mary LeCron Foster American linguist 1914-02-01 2001-12-09
Mary Louise Booth American editor, translator and writer 1831-04-19 1889-03-05 United States of America
Mary Snell-Hornby British-Austrian translator and scholar 1940-04-02 United Kingdom
Mary Somerville Science writer and polymath 1780-12-26 1872-11-28 United Kingdom
Mary Yee American linguist 1897 1965 United States of America
Marzieh Sotoudeh Iranian-Canadian writer 1957 Iran
Maureen Freely American writer 1952 United States of America
May French Sheldon Novelist and translator 1847-05-10 1936-02-10 United States of America
Maya Pencheva bulgarian linguist 1947-05-03
Mélanie Fazi French writer 1976-11-29 France
Melissa Bowerman Dutch linguist 1942-04-03 2011-10-31 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Meredith L. Patterson American technologist, science fiction author, and journalist 1977-04-30 United States of America
Meri Utrio Finnish journalist 1918 2004 Finland
Merrill Swain language scholar
Meta Forkel-Liebeskind German writer and translator 1765-02-22 1853 Germany
Michèle Causse French academic 1936-07-29 2010-07-29 France
Michèle Perret French writer 1937 France
Milada Blekastad Czech translator and writer 1917 2003 Norway
Czech Republic
Milena Jesenská Czech publicist and translator 1896-08-10 1944-05-17 Czech Republic
Milena Žic-Fuchs Croatian scientist 1954-08-10
Minoo Moshiri Iranian translator Iran
Mira Mihelič Slovenian artist 1912-07-14 1985-09-04
Mira Nábělková slovak linguist 1956-03-30 Slovakia
Mirdza Ķempe Latvian poet 1907-02-09 1974-04-12 Russian Empire
Latvia
Soviet Union
Miriam Butt Linguist 1966-02-27
Miriam Meyerhoff New Zealand sociolinguist. 1964-05-30 New Zealand
Miriam Mosessohn Russian writer 1841 1920-12-18 Lithuania
Mitsou Ronat French poet, linguist, specialist of literary theory 1946 1984-07-08 France
Mona Baker Egyptian professor of translation studies 1953-09-29 Egypt
Mona Muscă Romanian politician 1949-05-04 Romania
Monica Heller Canadian linguist 1955-06 Canada
Monica Lovinescu Romanian writer 1923-11-19 2008-04-20 Romania
Monique Nemni Canadian linguist 1936 Canada
Münevver Andaç Translator 1917-02-12 1998
Murai Shimako Japanese playwright 1928
Myrna Gopnik Canadian psychologist and linguist
Nada El Hage Lebanese writer
Nada Klaić Croatian historian 1920 1988
Naira Gelashvili Georgian linguist 1947-10-28
Najah al-Attar Syrian politician 1933-01-10 Syria
Najima Rhozali Moroccan politician 1960 Morocco
Nancy Andrew American Japanologist 1947-08-17 1998-11-29 United States of America
Nancy Condee American linguist
Nancy Dorian American linguist 1936
Nancy Huston Canadian writer 1953-09-16 France
Naomi Baron American linguist United States of America
Natalia Gvishiani Russian linguist and scholar 1959-06-29
Natalia O'Shea Russian musician and linguist 1976-09-03 Russia
Natalia Shvedova Russian lexicographer 1916-12-25 2009-09-18 Soviet Union
Russia
Natalia Tolstaya Russian writer 1943-05-02 2010-06-15 Soviet Union
Russia
Natalla Arsieńnieva Belarusian poet 1903-09-20 1997-07-25 Soviet Union
Natalya Gorbanevskaya Russian poet, translator, and civil rights activist 1936-05-26 2013-11-29 Soviet Union
Poland
Netiva Ben-Yehuda Israeli linguist 1928-07-26 2011-02-28 Israel
Nicole Loraux French historian 1943-04-26 2003-04-06 France
Niina Ning Zhang Chinese linguist
Niki Karimi Iranian film director and actor 1971-11-10 Iran
Nileena Abraham Indian translator, writer 1925-07-27 India
Nina Cassian Romanian writer 1924-11-27 2014-04-15 Romania
Nina Catach French linguist 1923-07-14 1997
1997-10-25
France
Nora England American Mesoamericanist 1946-11-08
Nora Gal Soviet translator, literary critic, and translation theorist 1912-04-14 1991-07-23 Soviet Union
Norma Mendoza-Denton sociolinguist and anthropologist 1968 United States of America
Nuala Níc Con Iomaire 2010-07-16
Octavie Guichard French translator 1719 1805 France
Odille Morison Canadian linguist 1855-07-17
Ofelia Zepeda American linguist 1954-03-24 United States of America
Olga Freidenberg Russian philosopher 1890-03-15 1955-07-06
Olga Frolova Russian orientalist and linguist 1931 Russia
Olga Kapeliuk Israeli linguist 1932
Olga Kirsch Israeli poet in afrikaans 1924-09-23 1997-06-05 South Africa
Olga Obukhova Russian writer 1941-08-10
Pamela Faber American/Spanish linguist 1950-02-27 United States of America
Pamela Munro American lingusit 1947-05-23 United States of America
Parashqevi Qiriazi Albanian linguist 1880-06-02 1970 Albania
Patricia Alice Shaw Canadian linguist
Patricia Esteban Erlés Spanish 1972 Spain
Patricia Keating American linguist
Penelope Brown
Pham Thi Hoai contemporary Vietnamese writer, editor and translator, living in Germany 1960 Vietnam
Pola Oloixarac Writer 1977 Argentina
Polonca Kovač Children's writer and translator 1937-02-19 Slovenia
Pooran Farrokhzad Iranian writer Iran
Princess Fadia of Egypt Egyptian princess 1943-12-15 2002-12-28 Switzerland
Pura Santillan-Castrence Filipino writer and diplomat 1905-03-24 2007-01-15 Philippines
Qurratulain Hyder Indian writer and academic 1927-01-20 2007-08-21 India
Rachel Bromwich Scholar on medieval Welsh literature 1915-07-30 2010-12-15
Rajna Dragićević Serbian linguist, lexicologist, and lexicographer 1968
Rallou Karatza Romanian culture personality / Greek actor and director 1778
1799
1870 Romania
Randa Jarrar American writer 1978 United States of America
Raymattja Marika Australian aboriginal leader 1959 2008-05-11 Australia
Ren Powell American writer 1966 United States of America
Rena Torres Cacoullos Linguist 2000s United States of America
Renée A. Blake American linguist
Renske Leijten Dutch politician 1979-03-17 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Rhina Toruño Haensly El Salvador linguist El Salvador
Rika Lesser American translator 1953 United States of America
Roberta Kevelson American semiotics scholar 1931-11-04 1998-11-28 United States of America
Robin Lakoff professor and author 1942-11-27 United States of America
Rochelle Lieber American linguist
Rochelle Owens American writer 1936-04-02 United States of America
Rosa Maria Assing German poet 1783-05-28 1840-01-22 Germany
Rosamund Bartlett British scholar, translator and biographer specializing in Russian literature United Kingdom
Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen Mexican lexicographer, linguist, educator, and poet 1899-04-16 1979-05-12 Mexico
Rosina Lippi Novelist, linguist 1956-01-14 United States of America
Rosita Sokou Greek journalist 1923-09-09 Greece
Ruqaiya Hasan Indian linguist 1931 2015-06-24 India
Ruth A. Berman Israeli linguist Israel
Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld Norwegian linguist 1948-05-08 Norway
Ruth von Mayenburg Austrian journalist, writer and translator 1907-07-01 1993-06-26 Austria
Ruth Wodak Austrian linguist 1950-07-12 Austria
Ryoko Sekiguchi Japanese writer 1970-12-21 Japan
Sally Laird British translator and editor 1956-05-02 2010-07-15
Samira Negrouche writer 1980-09-13 Algeria
Sandra Chung American linguist
Sandra Lee McKay American linguist
Sandra Thompson American linguist 1941-07-06
Sara Coleridge British writer 1802-12-23 1852-05-03
Sarah Austin English editor/translator from German 1793 1867-08-08 United Kingdom
Sarah Cameron Sunde American theatre director United States of America
Sarah Israelit Groll Israeli scholar 1925 2007
Sarah Thomason American linguist 2000s United States of America
Sarojini Mahishi Indian politician 2015-01-25 India
Satvasheela Samant Indian linguist 1945-03-25 2013-05-01 India
Saveros Pou Cambodian linguist 1929-08-24 Cambodia
Sepideh Jodeyri Iranian poet 1976-05-23 Iran
Sevin Okyay Turkish writer and translator 1942
Shaista Nuzhat Pakistani linguist
Shana Poplack Canadian linguist
Sharon Inkelas American linguist
Shirley Heath American linguist and anthropologist 1939-07-26 United States of America
Sholeh Wolpe Iranian writer 1962-03-06 Iran
Sibel Edmonds American whistleblower 1970 United States of America
Sigrid Lidströmer Swedish linguist, translator and writer 1866 1942 Sweden
Sigrid Undset Norwegian writer 1882-05-20 1949-06-10 Norway
Silvina Bullrich Argentine novelist 1915-10-04 1990-07-02 Argentina
Simin Daneshvar Iranian writer 1921-04-28 2012-03-08 Iran
Simona Škrabec Slovenian writer 1968 Spain
Siobhán Parkinson Irish writer 1954 Ireland
Snježana Kordić Croatian linguist 1964-10-29 Croatia
Solomiia Pavlychko Ukrainian literary critic and philosopher 1958-12-15 1999-12-31 Ukraine
Sophia Parnok Russian writer 1885-08-11 1933-08-26 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Sophie Cabot Black American poet 1958 United States of America
Stephanie Fielding Linguist
Susan Ehrlich Canadian linguist Canada
Susan Gal Anthropologist and linguist 1949
Susan Herring Linguist 1955-05-27
Susan J. Napier Professor of the Japanese Program at Tufts University 1955-10-11 United States of America
Susan M. Ervin-Tripp American linguist 1927-06-27 United States of America
Susanne Maria Michaelis Linguist 1962-03-30 Germany
Susie Dent Lexicographer 1967-09-21
Suzanne Bachelard French philosopher 1919-10-18 2007-11-03 France
Suzanne Renaud French translator 1889-09-30 1964-01-21 France
Suzanne Romaine 1951
Suzette Haden Elgin American linguist 1936-11-18 2015-01-27 United States of America
Svetlana Burlak Russian linguist 1969-06-12 Soviet Union
Russia
Syeda Ummehani Ashraf Linguist 1949-12-26
Sylvia Townsend Warner Writer, poet, activist 1893-12-06
1893
1978-05-01 United Kingdom
Tahereh Saffarzadeh Iranian academic 1936 2008-10-25 Iran
Taja Kramberger Slovenian writer 1970-09-11 Slovenia
Takako Takahashi Japanese writer 1932-03-02 2013-07-12 Japan
Tamar Sovran Hebrew Culture Studies researcher 1948
Tamara Erofeyeva Russian linguist 1937-06-29 Russia
Tamara Shakryl Linguist; activist 2004
Tanja Bakić Poet, writer and translator 1981-09-14 Montenegro
Tanja Nijmeijer Dutch terrorist, political activist and squatter 1978-02-13 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tanya Reinhart Israeli journalist 1943 2007-03-17 Israel
Tatiana Proskouriakoff American MAyanist scholar 1909-01-23 1985-08-30 United States of America
Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik Russian writer, dramatist, poet and translator 1874-01-24 1952-07-27 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Tatyana Elizarenkova Russian linguist 1929-09-17 2007-09-05 Russia
Teresa Moure writer 1969 Spain
Thekla Knös Swedish writer 1815-07-17 1880-03-10 Sweden
Thelma D. Sullivan American Mesoamericanist 1918 1981
Theraphan Luangthongkum Thai academic Thailand
Therese Albertine Luise Robinson American writer 1797-01-26 1870-04-13 Germany
Til Brugman Dutch author, poet and linguist 1888-09-16 1958-07-24 Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tista Bagchi Indian linguist 1964-10-01
Tokiko Iwatani Japanese lyricist, linguist and translator 1916-03-28 2013-10-25 South Korea
Tove Bull Norwegian linguist 1945-10-31 Norway
Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido Filipino writer 1912 1994
Tsvia Walden Israeli linguist 1946-10-20 Israel
Ugnė Karvelis Lithuanian writer 1935-06-13 2002-03-04 Argentina
Una Canger Linguist 1938-05-14 Denmark
Ursula Bellugi American psychologist United States of America
Ursule Molinaro American writer 1916 2000 United States of America
Utako Yamada Japanese author, illustrator 1963 Japan
Valérie de Gasparin Swiss woman of letters 1813-09-13 1894-06-16 Switzerland
Valerie Martínez American writer 1961
Věra Barandovská-Frank Czech esperantist 1952-08-17 Czech Republic
Vera Rich British poet 1936-04-24 2009-12-20 United Kingdom
Verena Reichel German transaltor 1945-03-21 Germany
Verna Kirkness Cree scholar and indigenous language proponent 1935
Veronika Tushnova Russian writer and journalist 1911-03-14 1965-07-07 Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Victoria Cirlot Spanish historian 1955 Spain
Victoria Fromkin American linguist 1923-05-16 2000-02-19
Viktoria Yartseva Russian linguist 1906-11-03 1999-09-27
Vilma Sindona Eichholz Canadian linguist and Esperantist 1926 1995-07-15
Virginia Yip Linguist
Vivien Law Law, Vivien Anne, Lady Shackleton (1954–2002), linguistic scholar 1954
1954-03-22
2002
2002-02-20
Wanda Dynowska Indian writer and activist 1888-06-30 1971-03-20 Poland
Russian Empire
Wilga Rivers academic and writer from Australia 1919-04-13 2007-06-23 Australia
Willa Muir Scottish novelist, essayist and translator 1890-03-13 1970-05-22 United Kingdom
Yamuna Kachru Linguist 1933 2013 India
Yanitzia Canetti Cuban writer 1967 Cuba
Yasmina Reza French actor and writer 1959-05-01 France
Yda Hillis Addis Writer 1857 United States of America
Yeda Pessoa de Castro Brazilian ethnolinguist 1937 Brazil
Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova Russian author and woman of letters 1743-03-17 1810-01-04 Russian Empire
Yoko Matsuoka McClain Japanese language scholar 1924-01-01 2011-11-02 Japan
Yolanda Lastra Mexican linguist 1932 Mexico
Yuasa Yoshiko Japanese translator 1896-12-07 1990-10-24 Japan
Yukie Chiri Yukar transcriber and translator 1903-06-08 1922-09-18 Japan
Yukika Sohma Japanese scholar 1912 2008-11-08 Japan
Yumiko Kurahashi Writer 1935-10-10 2005-06-10 Japan
Zara Mints Russian literary scientist 1927-07-24 1990-10-25
Zenobia Camprubí Spanish writer of Catalan and Puerto Rican descent 1887-08-31 1956-10-28 Spain
Zenta Mauriņa Latvian writer 1897-12-15 1978-04-25 Latvia
Zeynep Ergun Turkish linguist 1956 Turkey
Zeynep Korkmaz Scientist 1922-07-05 Turkey
Zofia Romanowiczowa Polish writer 1922-10-18 2010-03-28 Poland
Zora Tavčar writer, essayist and translator 1928-10-02
Zora Wolfová Czech translator from English 1928-02-20 2012-11-29
Zuzanna Ginczanka Polish writer 1917-03-09 1945-01
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