. "American linguist" . "1897-04-24Z"^^ . "1897Z"^^ . . "Whorf, Benjamin"@en . . . . "Benjamin Whorf"@en . . . . . . . "1941Z"^^ . . . . . "1941-07-26Z"^^ . . . "Benjamin Lee Whorf (/hw\u0254rf/; April 24, 1897 \u2013 July 26, 1941) was an American linguist and fire prevention engineer. Whorf is widely known as an advocate for the idea that because of linguistic differences in grammar and usage, speakers of different languages conceptualize and experience the world differently."@en . . . . . . .