Henry Kučera
Henry Kučera (15 February 1925 – 20 February 2010), born Jindřich Kučera (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪndr̝ɪx ˈkutʃɛra]), was a Czech-American linguist who pioneered corpus linguistics, linguistic software, a major contributor to the American Heritage Dictionary, and a pioneer in the development of spell checking computer software. He is remembered in particular as one of the initiators of the Brown Corpus.
Henry Kučera | |
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| Born | Jindřich Kučera 15 February 1925 Třebařov, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 20 February 2010 (aged 85) Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Nationality | Czech-American |
| Alma mater | Charles University, Harvard University (Ph.D.), Brown University (full professor) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Known for | Brown Corpus |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
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