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Walter William Skeat

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British etymologist and professor (1835-1912)

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Walter William Skeat was a British philologist and Anglican deacon. The pre-eminent British philologist of his time, he was instrumental in developing the English language as a higher education subject in the United Kingdom.

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Fellow of the British Academy

Writers born in the 1830s 6

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deceased
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Lived 1835 to 1912 · aged 76
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