Background
Henry Bradley was born in Manchester on December 3, 1845.
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The Oxford English Dictionary: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (13 Volumes)
(Includes bibliography. Blue cloth binding.)
Includes bibliography. Blue cloth binding.
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Henry Bradley
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After attending the Chesterfield Grammar School (1855 - 1859) he went to work, and in 1863 was employed as a corresponding clerk in a Sheffield cutlery firm.
Career
Having developed a keen interest in philology, he taught himself a number of European languages, as well as the Classical languages and Hebrew. In 1884 he established himself in London, hoping to support himself by doing literary work. He prepared a review of the New English Dictionary that was published in the Academy in March 1884. It served to get him an appointment on the staff of that dictionary. In 1889 he was made one of its editors, and in 1915 he was appointed senior editor following the death of Sir James Murray. In 1896 Bradley went to live in Oxford. He was president of the Philology Society on a number of occasions (1890-1893, 1900 - 1903, 1909-1910). He died at Oxford on May 23, 1923. Bradley was the author of Making of English (1904), English Place- names (1910), and Spoken and Written Language (1919). His Collected Papers appeared in 1928 with a memoir by Robert Bridges.
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He is best know for his review of the New English Dictionary, after which he got a job on the staff of that dictionary. He has been overshadowed by James Murray, and it must be conceded that Bradley was a slower, less durable worker, frequently ill. However, he remains a noteworthy linguistic scholar, largely self-taught.
Works
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The Oxford English Dictionary: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (13 Volumes)
(Includes bibliography. Blue cloth binding.)
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The Oxford English Dictionary: A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (13 Volumes)
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