Walter William Skeat
British philologist (1835–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, see Walter William Skeat (anthropologist).
Walter William Skeat, FBA (21 November 1835 – 6 October 1912) was a British philologist and Anglican deacon. The pre-eminent British philologist of his time, he was instrumental in developing the English language as a higher education subject in the United Kingdom.
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Deacon | |
Church | Anglican |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Ely |
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Born | 21 November 1835 London, England |
Died | 6 October 1912 (aged 76) Cambridge, England |
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Bertha Clara (m. 1860) |
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Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
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