Obit: Edward Klima

I just found out that Edward Klima died. He was a linguist who, with his wife, Ursula Bellugi, did some of the seminal neuro-linguistic research on American Sign Language. His NY Times obit is here.

I read their book, The Signs of Language back in the early 1980's; reading that book made me want to learn ASL and well, the rest is history. I credit the night I read that book (yeah, I read it in one sitting, I am a geek) to be the start of my life and career in being (even a minor part of) the Deaf-World.

He left a major legacy. I wish his family and friends peace and comfort.