Samuel Hoyt Elbert
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Samuel Hoyt Elbert
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Samuel Hoyt Elbert was an American linguist who made major contributions to Hawaiian and Polynesian lexicography and ethnography. Born on a farm in Des Moines, Iowa, to Hoyt Hugh Elbert and Ethelind (Swire) Elbert, Sam grew up riding horses, one of his favorite pastimes well into retirement. After graduating from Grinnell College with an A.B. in 1928, he earned a certificate in French at the University of Toulouse and traveled in Europe before returning to New York City, where he waited tables,
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American linguist (1907–1997)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hoyt_Elbert
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2024-03-10T15:28:42Z
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