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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: | Herbert Coleridge writes to thank Sampson Low for his letter and copy of (Worcester's) dictionary which has likely arrived at his house. He explains he is currently out of town so cannot comment on it at present. |
| Address: | 5 Rosslyn Terrace Hampstead N.W. |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item |
| 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_35 |
