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Randolph Quirk

British linguist (1920-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 97

Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk was a British linguist and politician. He was the Quain Professor of English language and literature at University College London from 1968 to 1981. He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.

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2017Died20 December 20171990Honorary Doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańAward1986Honorary DoctorateAward1978Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle UniversityAward1976Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1920Born12 July 1920

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań1990
Honorary Doctorate1986
Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University1978
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1976
Honorary Doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Honorary Doctor of Durham University
Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala
Honorary Doctor of the Charles University of Prague
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Copenhagen
Fellow of the British Academy
Honorary Doctorate of Lund University
Honorary Doctor of the University of Bath
Honorary Doctor of the University of Leicester
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2017 · aged 97

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