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Henry G. Liddel
- Entity ID:
- henry-liddell
- Long Name:
- Liddel, Henry George (1811-1898)
- Short Name:
- Henry G. Liddel
- Disambiguation String:
- Greek lexicographer
- Entity Type:
- person
- Entity Subtype:
- author
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- Wikipedia
- Summary:
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Henry George Liddell was dean (1855–91) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870–74), headmaster (1846–55) of Westminster School (where a house is now named after him), author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author (with Robert Scott) of the monumental work A Greek-English Lexicon, known as "Liddell and Scott", which is still widely used by students of Greek. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Henry Liddell's daughter Alice.
- Viaf ID:
- 66541464
- DB Pedia ID:
- Henry_Liddell
- Biblical Status:
- extraBiblical
- Is An Individual:
- Yes
- Is Published:
- Yes
- Birth Date:
- February 6, 1811
- Death Date:
- January 18, 1898
- Occupation:
- Greek lexicographer
- Works:
