Background
WRIGHT, Joseph was born on October 31, 1855.
WRIGHT, Joseph was born on October 31, 1855.
Doctor of Philosophy. Doctor of Civil Law; Doctor of Laws.
Professor of Comparative Philology, Oxford University, since 1901. Deputy Professor, 1891-1901. Liu.D., Fellow of the British Academy.
Spouse 1890, Elizabeth Mary,daughter of Reverend F. Simcox Lea, Tedstone Delamere. Awarded in 1899 a civil list pension of £200 a year in consideration, and for the promotion, of his services to Philology, especially in connection with his services as Editor of the English Dialect Dictionary.