Obituaries

Dr. William Labov talks with students during the Laureates Laboratory at the Franklin Institute in April 2013.

William Labov, ‘father of sociolinguistics’ who studied the Philadelphia accent, dies at 97

William Labov's work changed whose dialects linguists saw worthy of study and dove into the socioeconomic politics of language. He is considered the father of sociolinguistics.

File photo of Stephen A. Cozen at his law office in 2007.

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Stephen A. Cozen, founder of Cozen O’Connor law firm, has died at 85

Ms. Whitaker "was an excellent attorney and human being," a friend said.

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Gail M. Whitaker, longtime Media Borough Council member and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, has died at 81

Dr. Viner stands with a painting showing him treating a patient. The piece hangs in the intensive care unit at Cooper University Hospital, which was dedicated to Dr. Viner in 2008.

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Edward D. Viner, celebrated chief physician and medical pioneer, has died at 89

Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., in 2007.

Obituaries

William Labov, ‘father of sociolinguistics’ who studied the Philadelphia accent, dies at 97

Stephen A. Cozen, founder of Cozen O’Connor law firm, has died at 85

Gail M. Whitaker, longtime Media Borough Council member and the first Black woman to practice law in Delaware County, has died at 81

Edward D. Viner, celebrated chief physician and medical pioneer, has died at 89

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81