| Michael Magnus Thyne Henderson | |
| Birth Date: | 1942 |
| Death Date: | April 2, 2018 |
| Fields: | linguistics |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD) |
| Thesis Title: | Dari (Kabul Persian) Phonology |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.proquest.com/openview/529d9f14ba9fe4fbabafb34026e85b2a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y |
| Thesis Year: | 1972 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Valdis J. Zeps |
| Academic Advisors: | John C. Street Andrew L. Sihler |
| Notable Students: | Yahya Modarresi |
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Michael Magnus Thyne Henderson (1942 - April 2, 2018) was an American linguist and Professor of Linguistics at the University of Kansas. He is best known for his works on Dari Persian. He was an executive director of the Kabul English Language Center in Afghanistan (1965-1968).[1] [2]