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John LAVER Obituary

LAVER John (Blairgowrie / formerly Edinburgh)
The death is announced of
Professor John D. M. H. Laver, CBE, FBA, FRSE, suddenly on May 6, 2020, after a long illness. Much loved by his family and friends and widely admired and respected. A memorial ceremony to celebrate his life will take place in due course.

Published by The Scotsman on May 22, 2020.

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John Laver was a brilliant professor and expert in his field of phonetics and phonology. I loved his classes back in 1994 and he really inspired me. May he rest in peace. Jurgen Basstanie, Belgium

December 6, 2020

John was my tutor in First Ordinary Phonetics in 1967, part of the team that inspired me to continue with Phonetics and Linguistics. There must be hundreds of other students who, like me, were inspired by his work and were in awe of his learning and phonetic abilities. He leaves an important legacy in Phonetics.

Laurie Bauer

Student

May 26, 2020

John was my neighbour. He had a good sense of humour, grace, a true gentle man and a gentleman at all times. You are missed.

May 23, 2020

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