Russell Schuh

Russell G. Schuh (born Russell Galen Schuh on March 14, 1941 in Corvallis, Oregon; died November 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California) was an American linguist known for his extensive work on Chadic languages, especially Hausa and West Chadic languages.
Early life.
Schuh was born on March 14, 1941 in Corvallis, Oregon. He spent his childhood in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Education.
Schuh graduated with a B.A. degree in French from the University of Oregon in 1963, an M.A. degree in French from Northwestern University in 1964, and a Ph.D. degree in 1972 from the University of California, Los Angeles. For his doctoral dissertation, he studied under Paul Newman and performed fieldwork on Ngizim at Potiskum, Yobe State.
From 1965–1967, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Agadez, Niger, where he learned to speak Hausa and worked with a Tamazhaq disc jockey for Radio Niger. He also spent 1973-1975 doing fieldwork in Gashua, Nigeria.
Career.
Schuh was a leading scholar in Chadic languages.
From 1982–1983, he was a visiting professor at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
In 2015, he became Distinguished Professor at UCLA.
Personal life.
Schuh was an avid marathon runner.