Richard Coates
For the English footballer, see Richard Coates (footballer). Richard Coates Born 16 April 1949 ( 1949-04-16 ) (age 69) Grimsby, Lincolnshire Residence Bristol Nationality English Citizenship United Kingdom Alma mater University of Cambridge Known for Historical linguistics Philology of northern and western European languages Onomastics, especially place-names, theory of names and naming Scientific career Fields Linguistics Institutions University of the West of England, Bristol (previously at University of Sussex) Doctoral advisor J. L. M. Trim Other academic advisors Pieter A. M. Seuren, Erik C. Fudge, Roy A. Wisbey, Peter Rickard, Martin Harris Richard Coates (born 16 April 1949, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and educated at Wintringham School) is an English linguist. He is professor of linguistics (alternatively professor of onomastics) at the University of the West of England, Bristol. From 1977 to 2006 he taught at the ...