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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.
| Name: | Herbert Coleridge |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1830 |
| Date of death: | 1861 |
| Roles: | Philologist; Editor |
| Linked correspondent: | Richard Chevenix Trench (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP025 |
| Image rights: | From OUP Archives. Reproduced by permission of the Secretary to the Delegates of Oxford University Press. www.oup.com |
