Background
Collinge, Neville Edgar was born on December 18, 1921 in Manchester, England. Son of Edgar Thomas and Constance Mabel (Vallintine) Collinge.
Collinge, Neville Edgar was born on December 18, 1921 in Manchester, England. Son of Edgar Thomas and Constance Mabel (Vallintine) Collinge.
Bachelor, University Manchester, 1942. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1967.
Lecturer to senior lecturer classics University Durham, England, 1947-1969. Professor classics, linguistics University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1969-1974. Professor linguistics University Birmingham, England, 1974-1979.
Professor comparative philology University Manchester, 1980-1987, professor emeritus, since 1987.
Served to captain British Army, 1941-1945. Member Linguistics Association Great Britain (chairman 1962-1965), Philological Society.
Married Mildred Elizabeth Owen, August 31, 1949. Children: Thomas, Anna.