After his death from cancer in 1941 his manuscripts were curated by his linguist friends who also worked to spread the influence of Whorf's ideas on the relation between language, culture and cognition.
Pärast tema surma vähki 1941. aastal kureerisid tema käsikirju tema lingvistidest sõbrad, kes proovisid levitada Whorfi ideid keele, kultuuri ja tunnetuse vahelistest seostest.