Linguist Noam Chomsky's death report false, wife says

Chomsky recovering from stroke in Brazil

Wife Valeria Wasserman Chomsky denies death rumors

NEW YORK (AP) — Noam Chomsky's wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports Tuesday that the famed linguist and activist had died are false.

Wasserman Chomsky said in a statement that her husband suffered a stroke last June and is recovering in Brazil.

Chomsky, 94, is a renowned linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. He is a professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has written more than 100 books.

In recent years, Chomsky has been a vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Israeli government.