Michael E. Krauss

Michael E. Krauss (15 August 1934 – 11 August 2019) was an American linguist and educator. He was the founder and long-time head of the Alaska Native Language Center. The Alaska Native Language Archive is named after him. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was known for being an expert on the Eyak language which became extinct in 2008. Krauss focused on raising awareness of the global problem of endangered languages.

Krauss died at his son's home in Needham, Massachusetts on 11 August 2019, just four days before his 85th birthday.Celebrated linguist of Alaska Native Languages Michael Krauss dies

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