Murray Barnson Emeneau, emeritus Professor of Linguistics and founder of the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, died at his home on Monday, August 29, 2005. He was 101.

• The UC Berkeley Department of Linguistics announces the formation of a Murray B. Emeneau Memorial Fund to support in situ fieldwork by Linguistics graduate students on indigenous and minority languages. For more information, or to contribute to this new fund online, click here.

• To read a short obituary of Prof. Emeneau, click here. To read an homage to Prof. Emeneau by Bh. Krishnamurti, click here.

• To see recent photos of Prof. Emeneau with his colleagues and friends, click here. For photos of his 100th birthday party, click here.

• To read tributes submitted by students, friends, and colleagues, click here.