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Oxford's candidacy as sole author was first proposed by J. Thomas Looney in his 1920 book Shakespeare Identified in Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. [21] Following earlier anti-Stratfordians, Looney argued that the known facts of Shakespeare's life did not fit the personality he ascribed to the author of the plays.
The following writers contributed to the Oxford English Dictionary. Chief editors. Chief editors of the OED [1] Name Dates of chief editorship Notes Herbert Coleridge:
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) ... [19]: xx William Shakespeare is the most-quoted writer in the completed dictionary, with Hamlet his most-quoted work.
John Thomas Looney (luni) (14 August 1870 – 17 January 1944) was an English school teacher who is notable for having originated the Oxfordian theory, which claims that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604) was the true author of Shakespeare's plays.
Sullivan was born in South Godstone, Surrey, England, into a Catholic family of Irish descent, [10] and was brought up in the nearby town of East Grinstead, West Sussex.He was educated at a Catholic primary school and at Reigate Grammar School, [11] [12] where his classmates included Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and Conservative member of the House of Lords Andrew Cooper. [13]
The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802–1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement (or "Tractarians"), a student and disciple of John Keble and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. A prolific writer, Williams wrote poetry and prose including the well known Tract: "On Reserve in Communicating Religious ...
12] Arthur Hugh Clough 1836 secretarial assistant to Florence Nightingale his sister and daughter both became principals of Newnham College, Cambridge The Bothie of Toper-na-fuosich : 2 John Campbell Shairp 1839 pastoral poet Professor of Humanity, St Andrews Oxford Professor of Poetry "The Poetic Interpretation of Nature" 1877 : 3 Matthew Arnold 1840 cultural critic sage writer Oxford ...
Murray, KM Elisabeth (1977), Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary , Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-08919-8 (his granddaughter). Ogilvie, Sarah (2012), Words of the World: a global history of the Oxford English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781107021839. (later editor on dictionary)