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Abraham Wheelocke
Abraham Wheelocke (Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1593–1653) was an English linguist.
Abraham Wheelocke (Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1593–1653) was an English linguist.
Alan S. C. Ross
Alan Strode Campbell Ross (1 February 1907-23 September 1980) was a British academic specialising in linguistics.
Alan Strode Campbell Ross (1 February 1907-23 September 1980) was a British academic specialising in linguistics.
Albert Stanburrough Cook
Albert Stanburrough Cook (March 6, 1853, Montville, New Jersey-September 1, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American scholar and philologist.
Albert Stanburrough Cook (March 6, 1853, Montville, New Jersey-September 1, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American scholar and philologist.
Ann Williams (historian)
Ann Williams is an English medievalist, historian and author.
Ann Williams is an English medievalist, historian and author.
Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur
Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (September 18, 1888 – September 9, 1971) was a scholar of early English, German, and Old Norse literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (September 18, 1888 – September 9, 1971) was a scholar of early English, German, and Old Norse literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Barbara Yorke
Barbara Yorke (born 1951) is a historian of Anglo-Saxon England.
Barbara Yorke (born 1951) is a historian of Anglo-Saxon England.
Benjamin Thorpe
Benjamin Thorpe was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar.
Benjamin Thorpe was an English Anglo-Saxon scholar.
Brian Hope-Taylor
Dr Brian Hope-Taylor (b. Surrey, 21 October 1923 - Cambridge, 12 January 2001) was an artist, archeologist, broadcaster and university lecturer, who made a significant contribution to the unders...
Dr Brian Hope-Taylor (b. Surrey, 21 October 1923 - Cambridge, 12 January 2001) was an artist, archeologist, broadcaster and university lecturer, who made a significant contribution to the unders...
Bruce Mitchell (scholar)
Raymond Bruce Mitchell (8 January 1920 - 30 January 2010) was a scholar of Old English.
Raymond Bruce Mitchell (8 January 1920 - 30 January 2010) was a scholar of Old English.
Charles Leslie Wrenn
Charles Leslie Wrenn (1895–1969) was a British scholar.
Charles Leslie Wrenn (1895–1969) was a British scholar.
Charles Wycliffe Goodwin
Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (1817–1878) was a British Egyptologist, lawyer and judge.
Charles Wycliffe Goodwin (1817–1878) was a British Egyptologist, lawyer and judge.
Christopher Dyer
Christopher Charles Dyer CBE FBA (born 1944) is Leverhulme Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local History and director of the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester, E...
Christopher Charles Dyer CBE FBA (born 1944) is Leverhulme Emeritus Professor of Regional and Local History and director of the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester, E...
Christopher N. L. Brooke
Christopher N. L. Brooke, MA, Litt.D, CBE, FBA is a British medieval historian.
Christopher N. L. Brooke, MA, Litt.D, CBE, FBA is a British medieval historian.
David Dumville
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
David Knowles (scholar)
David Knowles, OSB, RHS was an English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey and historian.
David Knowles, OSB, RHS was an English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey and historian.
David M. Wilson
Sir David Mackenzie Wilson, Kt is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age.
Sir David Mackenzie Wilson, Kt is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age.
David Rollason
David W. Rollason is an English historian and medievalist.
David W. Rollason is an English historian and medievalist.
Donald A. Bullough
Donald A. Bullough was a British historian who taught and published on the cultural and political history of Italy, England and Carolingian France during the early Middle Ages.
Donald A. Bullough was a British historian who taught and published on the cultural and political history of Italy, England and Carolingian France during the early Middle Ages.
Eduard Sievers
Eduard Sievers (25 November 1850, Lippoldsberg - 30 March 1932, Leipzig) was a philologist of the classical and Germanic languages.
Eduard Sievers (25 November 1850, Lippoldsberg - 30 March 1932, Leipzig) was a philologist of the classical and Germanic languages.
Edward Lye
Edward Lye (1694-1767) was an 18th century scholar of Old English and Germanic philology.
Edward Lye (1694-1767) was an 18th century scholar of Old English and Germanic philology.
Elizabeth Elstob
Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756), the 'Saxon Nymph,' was born and brought up in the Quayside area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and, like Mary Astell of Newcastle, is nowadays regarded as one of the first...
Elizabeth Elstob (1683–1756), the 'Saxon Nymph,' was born and brought up in the Quayside area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and, like Mary Astell of Newcastle, is nowadays regarded as one of the first...
Felix Liebermann
Felix Liebermann (20 July 1851 - 7 October 1925) was a Jewish German historian, who is celebrated for his scholarly contributions to the study of medieval English history, particularly that of A...
Felix Liebermann (20 July 1851 - 7 October 1925) was a Jewish German historian, who is celebrated for his scholarly contributions to the study of medieval English history, particularly that of A...
Francis March
Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 in Millbury, Massachusetts –September 9, 1911 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer.
Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 in Millbury, Massachusetts –September 9, 1911 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer.
Francis Palgrave
Sir Francis Palgrave FRS, born Francis Ephraim Cohen, (1788 – 6 July 1861) was an English historian.
Sir Francis Palgrave FRS, born Francis Ephraim Cohen, (1788 – 6 July 1861) was an English historian.
Frank Barlow (historian)
Frank Barlow CBE FBA FRSL was a British historian, known particularly for biographies of medieval figures.
Frank Barlow CBE FBA FRSL was a British historian, known particularly for biographies of medieval figures.
Frank Stenton
Sir Frank Merry Stenton was a 20th century historian of Anglo-Saxon England, and president of the Royal Historical Society.
Sir Frank Merry Stenton was a 20th century historian of Anglo-Saxon England, and president of the Royal Historical Society.
Frederic Seebohm (historian)
Frederic Seebohm (November 23, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a British economic historian, born in Bradford.
Frederic Seebohm (November 23, 1833 – February 6, 1912) was a British economic historian, born in Bradford.
Frederic William Maitland
Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – 19 December 1906) was an English jurist and historian, generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.
Frederic William Maitland (28 May 1850 – 19 December 1906) was an English jurist and historian, generally regarded as the modern father of English legal history.
Frederick Attenborough
Frederick Levi Attenborough (4 April 1887– 20 March 1973) was a British academic.
Frederick Levi Attenborough (4 April 1887– 20 March 1973) was a British academic.
Frederick Klaeber
Frederick J. Klaeber (born Friedrich J. Klaeber) (1 October 1863 – 4 October 1954) was a German philologist who was Professor of Old and Middle English at the University of Minnesota.
Frederick J. Klaeber (born Friedrich J. Klaeber) (1 October 1863 – 4 October 1954) was a German philologist who was Professor of Old and Middle English at the University of Minnesota.
George T. Flom
George T. Flom (April 12, 1871 – January 4, 1960) was an American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books.
George T. Flom (April 12, 1871 – January 4, 1960) was an American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books.
H. R. Loyn
Henry Royston Loyn (16 June 1922–9 October 2000), FBA, was a British historian specialising in the history of Anglo-Saxon England.
Henry Royston Loyn (16 June 1922–9 October 2000), FBA, was a British historian specialising in the history of Anglo-Saxon England.
Hector Munro Chadwick
Hector Munro Chadwick was an English philologist and historian, fellow of Clare College and professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, described by Peter Searby as 'one of the nota...
Hector Munro Chadwick was an English philologist and historian, fellow of Clare College and professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, described by Peter Searby as 'one of the nota...
Henry Mayr-Harting
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1997 until 2003.
Hilda Ellis Davidson
Dr. Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis, 1 October 1914 - January 2006) was an English antiquarian and academic, writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic ...
Dr. Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis, 1 October 1914 - January 2006) was an English antiquarian and academic, writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic ...
Howard Williams (archaeologist)
Howard M. R. Williams, born in 1972, is a British archaeologist.
Howard M. R. Williams, born in 1972, is a British archaeologist.
Humfrey Wanley
Humfrey Wanley (1672–1726) was a librarian, palaeographer and scholar of Old English, employed by manuscript collectors such as Robert and Edward Harley.
Humfrey Wanley (1672–1726) was a librarian, palaeographer and scholar of Old English, employed by manuscript collectors such as Robert and Edward Harley.
J. M. Wallace-Hadrill
John Michael Wallace-Hadrill CBE (29 September 1916 – 3 November 1985) was Professor of Mediaeval History at the University of Manchester (1955-61), a Senior Research Fellow of Merton Coll...
John Michael Wallace-Hadrill CBE (29 September 1916 – 3 November 1985) was Professor of Mediaeval History at the University of Manchester (1955-61), a Senior Research Fellow of Merton Coll...
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Ri...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Ri...
James Bright
James Wilson Bright (1852–1926) was an American philologist active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
James Wilson Bright (1852–1926) was an American philologist active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
James Ingram (Anglo-Saxon scholar)
James Ingram (21 December 1774 – 4 September 1850) was an English academic at the University of Oxford, who was Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon from 1803 to 1808 and President of Trinity C...
James Ingram (21 December 1774 – 4 September 1850) was an English academic at the University of Oxford, who was Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon from 1803 to 1808 and President of Trinity C...
John Earle (professor)
John Earle M.A., LL.D. (1824 – 1903) was a British Anglo-Saxon language scholar.
John Earle M.A., LL.D. (1824 – 1903) was a British Anglo-Saxon language scholar.
John Josias Conybeare
John Josias Conybeare, elder brother of William Daniel Conybeare, was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
John Josias Conybeare, elder brother of William Daniel Conybeare, was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
John Mitchell Kemble
John Mitchell Kemble (1807 - 26 March 1857), English scholar and historian, was the eldest son of Charles Kemble the actor and Maria Theresa Kemble.
John Mitchell Kemble (1807 - 26 March 1857), English scholar and historian, was the eldest son of Charles Kemble the actor and Maria Theresa Kemble.
Joseph Bosworth
Joseph Bosworth (1789 – 27 May 1876), English scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and Anglo-Saxon literature, was born in Derbyshire.
Joseph Bosworth (1789 – 27 May 1876), English scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and Anglo-Saxon literature, was born in Derbyshire.
Kemp Malone
Kemp Malone (Minter, Mississippi, March 14, 1889—October 13, 1971) was a prolific medievalist, etymologist, philologist, and specialist in Chaucer who was lecturer and then professor of En...
Kemp Malone (Minter, Mississippi, March 14, 1889—October 13, 1971) was a prolific medievalist, etymologist, philologist, and specialist in Chaucer who was lecturer and then professor of En...
Laurence Nowell
Two sixteenth-century English cousins, one an antiquarian and the other a churchman, were named Laurence Nowell.
Two sixteenth-century English cousins, one an antiquarian and the other a churchman, were named Laurence Nowell.
Malcolm Reginald Godden
Malcolm Reginald Godden (born 9 October 1945) is the chair holder of the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford; having occupied the office since May 1991.
Malcolm Reginald Godden (born 9 October 1945) is the chair holder of the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford; having occupied the office since May 1991.
Margaret Gelling
Margaret Gelling, OBE (29 November 1924 – 24 April 2009) was an English toponymist, Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, and member of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the British Academy.
Margaret Gelling, OBE (29 November 1924 – 24 April 2009) was an English toponymist, Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, and member of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the British Academy.
Michael D. C. Drout
Michael D. C. Drout (1968- ) is the Prentice Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Wheaton College and an author and editor specializing in Anglo-Saxon and medieval lite...
Michael D. C. Drout (1968- ) is the Prentice Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Wheaton College and an author and editor specializing in Anglo-Saxon and medieval lite...
Michael Swanton
Michael James Swanton is a British literary critic, translator, archaeologist and historian specializing in Old English literature and the Anglo-Saxon period.
Michael James Swanton is a British literary critic, translator, archaeologist and historian specializing in Old English literature and the Anglo-Saxon period.
Michael Wood (historian)
Michael David Wood is an English historian and broadcaster.
Michael David Wood is an English historian and broadcaster.
Patrick Wormald
Charles Patrick Wormald was a British historian born in Neston, Cheshire, son of historian Brian Wormald.
Charles Patrick Wormald was a British historian born in Neston, Cheshire, son of historian Brian Wormald.
Pauline Stafford
Pauline Stafford is Professor Emerita of Early Medieval History at Liverpool University in England.
Pauline Stafford is Professor Emerita of Early Medieval History at Liverpool University in England.
Peter Clemoes
Peter Alan Martin Clemoes (20 January 1920 – 16 March 1996) was a British historian.
Peter Alan Martin Clemoes (20 January 1920 – 16 March 1996) was a British historian.
Peter Hayes Sawyer
Peter Hayes Sawyer (born 25 June 1928) is a British historian of Medieval England who is known for his annotated catalogue of Anglo-Saxon charters.
Peter Hayes Sawyer (born 25 June 1928) is a British historian of Medieval England who is known for his annotated catalogue of Anglo-Saxon charters.
Peter Hunter Blair
Peter Hunter Blair (1912 – 1982) was an English academic and historian specializing in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Peter Hunter Blair (1912 – 1982) was an English academic and historian specializing in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Philip Grierson
Philip Grierson, FBA (15 November 1910 – 15 January 2006) was a British historian and numismatist, emeritus professor of numismatics at Cambridge University and a fellow of Gonville and Caius Co...
Philip Grierson, FBA (15 November 1910 – 15 January 2006) was a British historian and numismatist, emeritus professor of numismatics at Cambridge University and a fellow of Gonville and Caius Co...
R. I. Page
Raymond Ian Page (25 September 1924 – 10 March 2012) was a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxo...
Raymond Ian Page (25 September 1924 – 10 March 2012) was a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxo...
R. K. Gordon
Robert Kay Gordon (1887-1973) was an English scholar of medieval and early modern English literature and administrator at the University of Alberta in Canada.
Robert Kay Gordon (1887-1973) was an English scholar of medieval and early modern English literature and administrator at the University of Alberta in Canada.
R.I. Page
Raymond Ian Page is a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who has specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxon runes.
Raymond Ian Page is a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who has specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxon runes.
Randolph Quirk
Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk, CBE, FBA (born 1920) is a British linguist.
Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk, CBE, FBA (born 1920) is a British linguist.
Raymond Ian Page
Raymond Ian Page is a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who has specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxon runes.
Raymond Ian Page is a British historian of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking Age, and a renowned runologist who has specialized in the study of Anglo-Saxon runes.
Raymond Wilson Chambers
Raymond Wilson Chambers was a British literary scholar, author, and academic; throughout his career he was associated with University College London.
Raymond Wilson Chambers was a British literary scholar, author, and academic; throughout his career he was associated with University College London.
Robert Talbot (scribe)
Robert Talbot was a scholar and scribe of Anglo-Saxon.
Robert Talbot was a scholar and scribe of Anglo-Saxon.
Robin Flower
Robin Ernest William Flower was an English poet and scholar, a Celticist, Anglo-Saxonist and translator from the Irish language.
Robin Ernest William Flower was an English poet and scholar, a Celticist, Anglo-Saxonist and translator from the Irish language.
Roger Mynors
Sir Roger Aubrey Baskerville Mynors Bart. was a British academic and classical scholar.
Sir Roger Aubrey Baskerville Mynors Bart. was a British academic and classical scholar.
Sarah Foot
Sarah Foot (born 1961) is a British early medieval historian and currently holds the Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford.
Sarah Foot (born 1961) is a British early medieval historian and currently holds the Regius Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford.
Sid Bradley
Sid Bradley is an academic, author and specialist in Anglo-Saxon literature.
Sid Bradley is an academic, author and specialist in Anglo-Saxon literature.
Simon Keynes
Simon Douglas Keynes MA, PhD, Litt.D, FBA (born 23 September 1952) is the current Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at Cambridge...
Simon Douglas Keynes MA, PhD, Litt.D, FBA (born 23 September 1952) is the current Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at Cambridge...
Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet
Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet PC (10 December 1845 - 18 January 1937) was an English jurist best known for his History of English Law before the Time of Edward I, written with F.W. Mait...
Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet PC (10 December 1845 - 18 January 1937) was an English jurist best known for his History of English Law before the Time of Edward I, written with F.W. Mait...
The Toller Lecture
The Toller Lecture is an annual lecture at the University of Manchester's Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies (MANCASS).
The Toller Lecture is an annual lecture at the University of Manchester's Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies (MANCASS).
Thomas Charles-Edwards
Thomas Mowbray Charles-Edwards FRHistS FLSW FBA is an academic at Oxford University.
Thomas Mowbray Charles-Edwards FRHistS FLSW FBA is an academic at Oxford University.
Tom Shippey
Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom...
Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom...
Walter William Skeat
Walter William Skeat, English philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835, and educated at King's College School, Highgate School, and Christ's College, Cambridge, of which he ...
Walter William Skeat, English philologist, was born in London on the 21st of November 1835, and educated at King's College School, Highgate School, and Christ's College, Cambridge, of which he ...
William L'Isle
William Lisle was an English antiquary and scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature.
William Lisle was an English antiquary and scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature.
William Lisle
William Lisle was an English lawyer, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1659 to 1681.
William Lisle was an English lawyer, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1659 to 1681.
William Malone Baskervill
William Malone Baskervill (1850–1899) was a writer and professor of the English language and literature at Vanderbilt University.
William Malone Baskervill (1850–1899) was a writer and professor of the English language and literature at Vanderbilt University.
William Stubbs
William Stubbs (21 June 1825 – 22 April 1901) was an English historian and Bishop of Oxford.
William Stubbs (21 June 1825 – 22 April 1901) was an English historian and Bishop of Oxford.