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Herbert Coleridge was a philologist and the grandson of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He formed a Philological Society committee with Richard Chevenix Trench and Frederick Furnivall which led to the development of the Oxford English Dictionary. Coleridge was technically the OED's first editor, appointed in 1859. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 30 two years later.
Herbert Coleridge was a philologist and the grandson of the Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He formed a Philological Society committee with Richard Chevenix Trench and Frederick Furnivall which led to the development of the Oxford English Dictionary. Coleridge was technically the OED's first editor, appointed in 1859. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 30 two years later.
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| Title: | Letter from Herbert Coleridge |
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| Description: | In what appears to be a follow up letter from the one he wrote dated 14 February Herbert Coleridge informs Sampson Low that he has received the presentation copy of Worcester's Dictionary and asks for his address in Massachusetts in order to send him a letter. |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages ; black edging indicating mourning stationery. Some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | Worcester's Dictionary |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | From OUP Archives. Reproduced by permission of the Secretary to the Delegates of Oxford University Press. www.oup.com |
| Identifier: | SL_26 |
