Bencie Woll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bencie Woll

British sign language specialist

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Bencie Woll, FBA, FAAAS (born 1950) is an American–British linguist and scholar of sign language.
She became the first professor of sign language in the United Kingdom when she was appointed Professor of Sign Language and Deaf Studies at City University, London in 1995.
In 2005, she moved to University College London where she became Professor of Sign Language and Deaf Studies and Director of the Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL).