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Joseph Wright

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British linguist (1855-1930)

United KingdomWritersLived 1855 to 1930 · aged 74
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Joseph Wright FBA was an English Germanic philologist who rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford.

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Portrait of Joseph Wright by Ernest Moore, 1926, in the Taylorian, Oxford.Portrait of Joseph Wright by Ernest Moore, 1926, in the Taylorian, Oxford.Joseph and Elizabeth Wright with their children, c. 1907.Joseph and Elizabeth Wright with their children, c. 1907.

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Fellow of the British Academy

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1855 to 1930 · aged 74
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11 languages

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