Background

Henry Liddell was born on February 6, 1811in Bishop Auckland, England, United Kingdom.

Career

In 1834 Henry began preparing the Lexicon, basing their work on the Greek–German lexicon of Francis Passow, professor at the University of Breslau.

A tutor at Balliol College, Oxford (1836–45), Liddell was ordained in the Church of England (1838) and in 1846 was appointed domestic chaplain to Prince Albert. He was headmaster of Westminster School prior to serving as dean of Christ Church, Oxford (1856–91). He devoted much of his spare time to revising and enlarging the Lexicon. He also wrote a History of Ancient Rome, 2 vol. (1855), abridged in 1871 under the title The Student’s Rome: A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. It was for Liddell’s daughter Alice that Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland.

Achievements

• Henry Liddell was known as a British lexicographer and co-editor of the standard Greek–English Lexicon

Works

• book

  • Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (Greek and English Edition)

    (This is the abridged version of 1909 edition, often calle...)

Connections

In July 1846, Liddell married Miss Lorina Reeve (died 1910), with whom he had several children, including Alice Liddell of Lewis Carroll fame.

Spouse:

Miss Lorina Reeve

Daughter:

Alice Liddell