Merritt Ruhlen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Merritt Ruhlen

American linguist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1944

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: university teacher, anthropologist, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Merritt Ruhlen (; born 1944) is an American linguist who has worked on the classification of languages and what this reveals about the origin and evolution of modern humans.
Amongst other linguists, Ruhlen's work is recognized as standing outside the mainstream of comparative-historical linguistics.
He is the principal advocate and defender of Joseph Greenberg's approach to language classification.