Noam Chomsky

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.

7 December 1928

Born on the same birth date (7 December 1928): Mickey Thompson

Born on the same birth day (7 December): Aaron Carter • Abraham Jacob van der Aa • Aleksandr Menkov • Anna Soubry • Anne Fine • Bent Fabric • Colin Hendry • Deborah Bassett • Fabien Pelous • Fiorenzo Magni • Frank Laver • Gary Morris • John Love (racing driver) • Luca Rigoni • Mickey Thompson • Rick Rude • Saleem Yousuf • Stan Boardman • Thad Cochran

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