Charles F. Voegelin

Charles F. Voegelin
Charles F. Voegelin
	Voegelin with his second wife, Florence M. Voegelin, at a Navajo craft show in 1966
Born	January 14, 1906; New York, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1986 (aged 80)
Other names	Carl
Known for	Work on indigenous languages
Spouses	Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin; Florence M. Voegelin;
Academic background
Education	Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley;
Influences	Alfred Kroeber; Robert Lowie; Melville Jacobs;
Academic work
Discipline	Linguist, anthropologist
Sub-discipline	Native American linguistics
Institutions	Indiana University Bloomington
Notable students	Ken Hale; Dell Hymes;

Charles Frederick "Carl" Voegelin (January 14, 1906 – May 22, 1986), often cited as C. F. Voegelin, was an American linguist and anthropologist. He was one of the leading authorities on Indigenous languages of North America, specifically the Algonquian and Uto-Aztecan languages. He published many influential works on Delaware, Shawnee, Hopi and the Tübatulabal languages.

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