Leonard Robert Palmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard Robert Palmer

English linguist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1984

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leonard Robert Palmer (5 June 1906, Bristol – 26 August 1984, Pitney, Somerset) was author and Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford from 1952 to 1971.
He was also a Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.
Palmer made some significant contributions to the study of Classical languages, and in the area of historical linguistics.