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Ladislav Zgusta was born on 20 March, 1924 in Illinois. He was a Czech-American linguist and professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a leading authority on Slavic languages and literatures, and his works on Slavic linguistics and lexicography are considered classics in the field. Ladislav Zgusta was 83 years old when he passed away in 2007. He was married to his wife, Jarmila Zgustova, and had two children. Ladislav Zgusta was a prolific author, having written over 20 books and numerous articles on Slavic linguistics and lexicography. His most famous works include The Dictionary of the Czech Language (1962), The Morphology of the Slavic Languages (1968), and The Lexicography of the Slavic Languages (1975). Ladislav Zgusta was a highly respected scholar and teacher, and was awarded numerous honors and awards throughout his career. He was a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Linguistic Society of America. He was also a recipient of the Order of the White Lion, the highest honor bestowed by the Czech Republic.

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 March 1924
Birthday 20 March
Birthplace Libochovice, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 27 April 2007 in Urbana, Illinois
Died Place Urbana, Illinois
Nationality United States

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Ladislav Zgusta (20 March 1924 in Libochovice – 27 April 2007 in Urbana, Illinois) was a Czech-American historical linguist and lexicographer, who wrote one of the first textbooks on lexicography. He was a professor of linguistics and classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dutch lexicographer Piet van Sterkenburg referred to Zgusta as "the twentieth-century godfather of lexicography". He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992, and in the same year awarded the Gold Medal of the Czech Academy of Sciences for his work in Humanities.