February 27, 2004
Putting Linguistic Knowledge to Work
Robert E. Beard
Highlights of academic career
Mr. Beard, who turns 66 this month, worked at Bucknell University for 35 years, rising to become a professor of linguistics and Russian, and later director of the linguistics department, before retiring in 2000.
Current activities
Mr. Beard and a former student have founded yourDictionary.com, a Web site and language-services company that creates customized dictionaries for publishers; develops names for new products
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