Elisabeth Leinfellner
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| Born | Elisabeth Leinfellner October 14, 1938 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | January 4, 2010 (aged 71) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Fields |
Linguistics Philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for |
Linguistics Philosophy |
| Notable awards | Austrian Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the province of Lower Austria for Science and Art |
Elisebeth Leinfellner (October 14, 1938 – January 4, 2010) was professor in linguistics at the University of Vienna, Department of Linguistics. She moved to the United States in 1967, and taught at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is notable for her contributions to linguistics and philosophy. She received the Austrian Grand Decoration of Honour for services to the province of Lower Austria for Science and Art. She co-founded the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society and International Wittgenstein Symposium.
Elisabeth Leinfellner studied linguistics at the University of Vienna and University of Munich and worked as a freelance "copy editor." She moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and taught at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. in 1975, she cofounded the International Wittgenstein Symposium of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society (ALWS).
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