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'''Sir William Alexander Craigie''' ( | '''Sir William Alexander Craigie''' ([[August 13]], [[1867]] – [[September 2]], [[1957]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s immediate predecessor as [[Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon]] from [[1916]] to [[1925]]. Like Tolkien he was a philologist and specialist in Old Icelandic. | ||
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* A. J. Aitken, ''Craigie, Sir William Alexander (1867–1957)'', http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032614/William-Craigie | * A. J. Aitken, ''Craigie, Sir William Alexander (1867–1957)'', http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032614/William-Craigie | ||
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[[Category: Linguists]] | * {{WP|William Craigie}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:14, 4 August 2010
Sir William Alexander Craigie (August 13, 1867 – September 2, 1957) was J.R.R. Tolkien's immediate predecessor as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon from 1916 to 1925. Like Tolkien he was a philologist and specialist in Old Icelandic.
References
- A. J. Aitken, Craigie, Sir William Alexander (1867–1957), http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032614/William-Craigie
