Noam Chomsky Biography

Noam Chomsky is a famous American Professor and Public Intellectual, who was born on Dec 07, 1928 in Pennsylvania, United States. Find Noam Chomsky age, wife, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Noam Chomsky’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Noam Chomsky

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. The Noam Chomsky biography shows that he is called the "father of modern linguistics" for his work on generative and universal grammar. He taught at MIT for many years and is now a professor at the University of Arizona. He has written over 150 books and played a key role in philosophy and cognitive science.

Noam Chomsky Age

Noam Chomsky age is 97 Years old. He was born on December 7, 1928, in East Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Even at this age, he continues to give interviews, write books, and speak about linguistics, politics, and world issues, though he works at a slower pace.

Noam Chomsky Wife

Noam Chomsky wife is Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, a Brazilian linguist and translator. She is significantly younger than Noam (born in the 1970s). They met when Valeria was a visiting scholar at MIT. They married in 2014 after being together for over 25 years. She has supported him in his later years, and they live in Tucson, Arizona.

His first wife, Carol Chomsky (née Doris Carol Schatz), was also a linguist and professor at Harvard and MIT. They were married from 1949 until her death in 2008 and had three children.

Noam Chomsky Net Worth

Noam Chomsky net worth is estimated at $2–5 million. However, it is not confirmed. His income comes from his long career as a professor at MIT and the University of Arizona. He also earns from royalties from more than 150 books and speaking fees. He also has a pension, investments, and modest property holdings. He lives modestly and has donated much of his wealth to political causes and activism.

Noam Chomsky Education

Noam Chomsky education includes a BA (1949), an MA (1951), and a PhD (1955) in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a PhD with a dissertation called The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory. He was a junior fellow at Harvard from 1951 to 1955. He joined MIT in 1955, where he became a full professor in 1961.