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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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1835 to 1912 · aged 76
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