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Joseph Bosworth was a Buckinghamshire vicar who had an interest in European languages. His best known work was 'A Dictonary of the Anglo-Saxon Language' published in 1838. He became Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1858 until his death in 1876. The Professorship known since 1916 as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon was subsequently held by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1925-1945.
Joseph Bosworth was a Buckinghamshire vicar who had an interest in European languages. His best known work was 'A Dictonary of the Anglo-Saxon Language' published in 1838. He became Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford from 1858 until his death in 1876. The Professorship known since 1916 as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon was subsequently held by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1925-1945.
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| Title: | Letter from Joseph Bosworth |
|---|---|
| Description: | Bosworth informs the recipient that he has received a copy of Worcester's Dictionary and a letter, and that he will reply to him directly. |
| Address: | 20 Beaumont Street |
| Letter dated: | 15-02-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | Worcesters Dictionary |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes c.1913: "Joseph Bosworth, D.D., born in 1789 was the author of "Elements of Anglo Saxon Grammar", and "A Dictionary of the Anglo Saxon Language", a new edition of which latter work has been issued from the Clarendon Press since 1882. He died May 27. 1876." |
| 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: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Unknown artist lithograph 1831 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_8 |
