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Henry Liddell

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British classical scholar and administrator (1811-1898)

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Henry George Liddell was dean (1855-1891) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870-1874), headmaster (1846-1855) of Westminster School, author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author of the monumental work A Greek-English Lexicon, known as "Liddell and Scott", which is still widely used...

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Henry George Liddell was dean (1855-1891) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870-1874), headmaster (1846-1855) of Westminster School, author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author of the monumental work A Greek-English Lexicon, known as "Liddell and Scott", which is still widely used by students of Greek. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Henry Liddell's daughter Alice.

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Lived 1811 to 1898 · aged 86
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