Kenneth Lee Pike Scientist

Kenneth Lee Pike (June 9, 1912–December 31, 2000) was an American linguist and anthropologist. He was the originator of the theory of tagmemics, the coiner of the terms "emic" and "etic" and the developer of the constructed language Kalaba-X for use in teaching the theory and practice of translation.In addition, he was the First President of the Bible-translating organization Summer Institute in Linguistics (SIL), with which he was associated from 1942 until his death.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Ken Pike
Birth date	June 09, 1912
Birth place	Woodstock Connecticut
Nationality	United States
Date of death	December 31, 2000
Place of death	Dallas
Education	University of Michigan
Known for	Tagmemics