Marc Okrand

Marc Okrand
Marc Okrand
	Okrand in 2019
Born	July 3, 1948 (age 76); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Linguist
Known for	Creating Klingon and Atlantean
Academic background
Education	University of California, Santa Cruz (BA); University of California, Berkeley (PhD);
Thesis	Mutsun Grammar (1977)
Doctoral advisor	Mary Haas
Other advisors	William F. Shipley

Marc Okrand (/ˈoʊkrænd/; born July 3, 1948) is an American linguist. His professional work is in Native American languages, and he is well known as the creator of the Klingon language in the Star Trek science fiction franchise.

Marc Okrand
Okrand in 2019
Born	(1948-07-03) July 3, 1948 (age 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Linguist
Known for	Creating Klingon and Atlantean

Academic background
Education	University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Thesis	Mutsun Grammar (1977)
Doctoral advisor	Mary Haas
Other advisors	William F. Shipley