Steven Roger Fischer

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Steven Roger Fischer
Born1947
NationalityNew Zealand
Academic work
Discipline
  • Linguistics
Institutions
  • Royal Society of New Zealand
Main interests

Steven Roger Fischer (born 1947) is a New Zealand linguist. He is the former Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand. Fischer is the author of more than 150 books and articles on linguistics, many of which are commonly cited. For his contributions to the decipherment of ancient scripts, Fischer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2010.

Sources[]

  • "Steven Roger Fischer". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  • "A History of the Pacific Islands (2nd Edition)". Macmillan Education. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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