Mary Rosamund Haas | |
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| Born | January 12, 1910 |
| Died | May 17, 1996 (aged 86) |
| Education | Ph.D. in linguistics, Yale University, 1935 |
| Alma mater | Earlham College, University of Chicago, Yale University |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Training linguists; work in North American Indian languages; work in Thai, and historical linguistics. |
| Spouse | Morris Swadesh |
| Awards | Honorary doctorates from Northwestern University, 1975, the University of Chicago 1976, Earlham College, 1980, and Ohio State University, 1980. |
Mary Rosamund Haas (January 12, 1910 – May 17, 1996) was an American linguist. She studied Native American Indian languages. She also studied Thai and historical linguistics.
Haas attended high school in Richmond, Indiana, and later Earlham College.