About
Latvian-American linguist and professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT.
Before Fame
He studied engineering at the City College of New York before serving in the US Army.
Trivia
He retired from MIT in 1996, but remained active in research and publication.
Family Life
He married artist Rosamond Thaxter Strong Halle, and they had three sons.
Associated With
He and Noam Chomsky wrote the book The Sound Pattern of English.
