Jay Jasanoff

Jay Harold Jasanoff
Jay Harold Jasanoff
Born	June 12, 1942
Title	Diebold Professor of Indo-European Linguistics and Philology
Spouse	Sheila Jasanoff
Children	Maya Jasanoff, Alan Jasanoff
Awards	Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011); Fellow, Linguistic Society of America (2008); William Channing Cabot Fellowship, Harvard University (2004-2005); Hermann and Klara Collitz Professor, Linguistic Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz (1991);
Academic background
Education	Harvard University (BA, PhD)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Doctoral advisor	Calvert Watkins
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Indo-European, Historical linguistics
Institutions	Harvard University (1998-present); Cornell University (1978-1998); Harvard University (1970-1978); University of California, Berkeley (1969-1970);
Notable students	Mary Beckman; Claire Bowern; Craig Melchert; Alan Nussbaum;
Notable works	Hittite and Indo-European Verb; The Prehistory of the Balto-Slavic Accent
Notable ideas	H₂e-conjugation theory
Website	http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~jasanoff/

Jay Harold Jasanoff (/ˈdʒæzənɒf/ or /ˈdʒæsənɒf/) is an American linguist and Indo-Europeanist, best known for his h₂e-conjugation theory of the Proto-Indo-European verbal system. He teaches Indo-European linguistics and historical linguistics at Harvard University.

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