RIP John Gumperz

Tue Apr 2 02:45:55 UTC 2013

I got news earlier today from the IPrA that John Gumperz had passed away, with similar details reported.  I guess the news is still just getting out.  Hard to imagine him gone, now.

-RJS

Richard J. Senghas, PhD
Professor, Anthropology
Vice Chair of the Faculty
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA. 94928-3609

On Apr 1, 2013, at 7:20 PM, "Kerim Friedman" <oxusnet at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Dear List Members,
> 
> I'm sorry to report that John Gumperz died on March 29, 2013. This is
> according to Facebook posts which (due to lack of search on Facebook) I
> cannot now retrieve, but I see that Wikipedia has already been updated
> (albeit without a citation). Google News does not yet turn up any
> obituaries.
> 
> - Kerim
> 
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> *P. Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 <http://kerim.oxus.net/>*
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> Department of Indigenous Cultures
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