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Nevill Coghill

English literary scholar (1899-1980) · Ireland · On the map · Academics · Died at 81

Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill was an Anglo-Irish literary scholar, known especially for his modern-English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He was an associate of the literary discussion group the "Inklings", which included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

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Country
Ireland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81

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