John Peile
British philologist and writer · Educators · Lived 1838 to 1910 · aged 72
John Peile was an English writer and philologist. His book Philology (1877) provided a description on how words originate, the different parts of speech, the syntax, and the way in which language evolves. He served as Master of Christ's College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
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He published other books including Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology (1869) and Notes on the Tale of Nala (1881). He collaborated with Walter William Skeat and taught Alfred Chilton Pearson.
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