born April 24, 1897, Winthrop, Mass., U.S.
died July 26, 1941, Wethersfield, Conn.
U.S. linguist.
He worked professionally as a fire-prevention authority. The concept he developed (under
for example, that the way a people views time and punctuality may be influenced by the types of verb {{link=tense">tense s in its language. Whorf was also noted for his studies of Uto-Aztecan languages , especially Hopi, and Mayan hieroglyphic writing .