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Oliver Elton
British academic (1861-1945) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 84
Oliver Elton, FBA was an English literary scholar whose works include A Survey of English Literature (1730-1880) in six volumes, criticism, biography, and translations from several languages including Icelandic and Russian. He was King Alfred Professor of English at Liverpool University.
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He also helped set up the Department of English at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
