Walter William Skeat
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Walter William Skeat was a prominent 19th-century English philologist and lexicographer best known for his pioneering work on the English language and its etymology.
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| Walter William Skeat canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
lexicographer
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person ⓘ philologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
English studies
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philology ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ's College, Cambridge
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King's College School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Christ's College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Skeat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English philology
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Middle English literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Old English language ⓘ etymology ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| fullName | Walter William Skeat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Walter
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William ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced |
historical linguistics of English
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later English lexicographers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
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Philological Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical study of English vocabulary
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pioneering work on the English language and its etymology ⓘ standardization of English etymological scholarship ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
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A Student's Pastime NERFINISHED ⓘ An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles of English Etymology NERFINISHED ⓘ editions of Geoffrey Chaucer's works ⓘ editions of William Langland's Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
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philologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
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Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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