Robert Boris "Bob" Kaplan

Dr. Kaplan was one of my mentors during my graduate studies at USC (PhD Information Science 1984). I took one of his linguistics courses and because of his expertise and enthusiasm for linguistics I became "hooked" on applied linguistics. For a time I assisted him with the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. He tried to persuade me to pursue a PhD in linguistics -- but instead computational linguistics became a centerpiece to the methods for my PhD in Information Science. He was a...

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

I was the editor who signed up Bob to edit The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics. He was a joy to work with, and his warmth and humanity as well as his professionalism came through in all our exchanges. I extend my sincere condolences to his family.

I have fun memory of Bob and Audrey as he visited and stayed with us in Australia. Bob and my late husband, Richard Baldauf worked together over several years. We also enjoyed our stay at their house in Port Angeles, Washington. You will be dearly missed.
Christina Baldauf,
13 Lauren Drive,
Buderim, QLD 4556
Australia

Dr. Kaplan generously spent a lunchtime with me discussing my dissertation topic. He gave me many good leads and ideas for further study. I truly appreciated his insights into culture and language. His legacy will live on.

Bob was a genuinely good man, an exceptional professor, and one who motivated us to learn ANYTHING through his love for his students, his life, his colleagues, and his profession.

Bob was my PhD supervisor and the reason for my passion about language planning and policy making. He was tough at times but always fair. He will be sorely missed by his students and the fields to which he contributed so much!