Marron Curtis Fort (October 24, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was an American-born German linguist and professor who specialized in the study of Saterland Frisian and Low German (Plattdeutsch) spoken in northern Germany.
Fort's work in print and appearances in radio and television have contributed greatly to the preservation and furthering of the Saterland Frisian language and Low German language and culture in general.
In 1965 Fort completed his PhD with Professor Alfred Senn at University of Pennsylvania with a dissertation on the Low German language spoken in Vechta.
At the University of Oldenburg, Fort was a Senior Researcher beginning in 1983 and was in charge of the Center for Low German and Saterland Frisian until his retirement in 2003.
Fort received numerous awards, honors and titles from academic institutions, community organizations and cultural councils in northern Germany.