Marron Curtis Fort – Low Saxon

Authors in Plattmakers Black, the Low German Literature Search

Birth:

24th October 1938 (Monday), Boston

Death:

18th December 2019 (Wednesday), Leer, Lower Saxony

Age at death:

81

Info from Wikipedia:

Marron Curtis Fort was an American-born German linguist and professor who specialized in the study of Saterland Frisian and Low German (Plattdeutsch) spoken in northern Germany. Fort was a German citizen and lived in Leer. Fort's work in print and appearances in radio and television have contributed greatly to the preservation and furthering of the Saterland Frisian language and Low German language and culture in general.

No own Low German works, only translations or works about Low German.

Names of Marron Curtis Fort:

Marron C. Fort (other name)
Fort, Marron Curtis

Honors

1991: Landschaftsmedaille (Oldenburgische Landschaft)

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Works authored by Marron Curtis Fort

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