R. W. Chapman
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R. W. Chapman was a British scholar and editor renowned for producing authoritative editions of Jane Austen’s works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ textual editor ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirthYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
Clarendon Press
NERFINISHED
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Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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bibliography ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert William Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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scholarly edition ⓘ |
| givenName |
Robert
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William ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Austen scholarship
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modern editorial practice for English classics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oriel College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editing the standard 20th-century editions of Jane Austen’s works
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establishing authoritative texts of Jane Austen’s novels ⓘ meticulous collation of early editions and manuscripts of Jane Austen ⓘ scholarship on Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jane Austen: Facts and Problems
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Johnsonian studies and editions ⓘ The Novels of Jane Austen (Oxford edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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editor ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Eskbank, Midlothian, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oxford, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Secretary to the Delegates of the Clarendon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherine Marion Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
works of Jane Austen
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works of Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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