death_place death_date module birth_place nationality fields workplaces notable_students birth_date known_for article_title academic_advisors name alma_mater
seattle , washington , united states 7 july 2012 child w = luo chieh-jui gr = luo jyeruey poj = = lô kia̍t - suī mnc = ᡝᠯᠪᡳᡥᡝ yes 罗杰瑞 t = 羅傑瑞 luó jiéruì watsonville , california , united states american chinese linguistics university of washington w. south coblin 16 july 1936 study of min chinese dialects , manchu language jerry norman -lrb- sinologist -rrb-
 y. r. chao jerry lee norman university -rrb- of california , berkeley -lrb- b.a. , ph.d.
jerry norman -lrb- sinologist -rrb-

jerry lee norman -lrb- july 16 , 1936july 7 , 2012 -rrb- was an american sinologist and linguist best known for his studies of chinese dialects and chinese historical phonology , especially the min chinese dialects and the manchu language .
norman had a large impact on chinese linguistics , and was largely responsible for the identification of the importance of the min chinese dialects in linguistic research into old chinese .
