Daniel Jones (phonetician)

Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones, age 40
Born(1881-09-12)12 September 1881
London
Died4 December 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhonetician
Known forThe cardinal vowel diagram
Notable workThe English Pronouncing Dictionary

Daniel Jones (12 September 1881 – 4 December 1967) was a London-born British phonetician who studied under Paul Passy, professor of phonetics at the École des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne (University of Paris). He was head of the department of phonetics at University College London.