Very sorry to hear about David McAlpin's demise. I had communicated rather
recently with him. His research about the possible connection of Dravidian
with Elamite opened a new direction to think about Indian prehistory. May
he rest in peace.

Madhav
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM Elliot Stern via INDOLOGY <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I share Palaniappan's sorrow. David taught me Tamil from a comparative
> linguistic perspective when I was a student at the University of
> Pennsylvania.
>
> Elliot
>
> On Jan 13, 2024, at 7:06 PM, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan via INDOLOGY <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> I am sad to pass on the news that David McAlpin passed away recently. Here
> is an obituary
> <https://shawangunkjournal.com/obituaries/2024/01/03/david-wayne-mcalpin-78/654VIr>
> .
>
> Regards,
> Palaniappan
>
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