Public figure, Education
Bernard Comrie Silver
British linguist
Bernard Comrie is a British linguist. Born 1947 in Sunderland. Associated with Leipzig University, University of California, Santa Barbara, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- Current organisations
- Leipzig University, University of California, Santa Barbara, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Function
- Education
Common questions
- Who is Bernard Comrie?
- Bernard Comrie is a British linguist. Born 1947 in Sunderland. Associated with Leipzig University, University of California, Santa Barbara, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- What does Bernard Comrie do?
- Bernard Comrie is with at Leipzig University.
- Where did Bernard Comrie study?
- Bernard Comrie studied at University of Cambridge.
- What are Bernard Comrie's skills?
- linguistics.
- When was Bernard Comrie born?
- Bernard Comrie was born on 1947-05-23 in Sunderland.
- What awards has Bernard Comrie received?
- Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society, Fellow of the British Academy, Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics.
Career and education
SilverCareer
- Leipzig University now
- University of California, Santa Barbara now
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology now
Education
- University of Cambridge
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1947-05-23, Sunderland
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Germany
- Occupations
- linguist, university teacher
- Affiliations
- Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academia Europaea, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Also known as
- Bernard Sterling Comrie, Bernard S. Comrie, B. Comrie, B. S. Comrie
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
- Fellow of the British Academy
- Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics 2017
Profile
- Languages
- English
- Expertise
- linguistics
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
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