Background
Allen, William was born on March 18, 1918 in London. Son of W. P. Allen and Ethel Allen (nbe Pearce).
Allen, William was born on March 18, 1918 in London. Son of W. P. Allen and Ethel Allen (nbe Pearce).
Christ’s Hospital and Trinity College Cambridge.
Lecturer in Phonetics and in Comparative Linguistics, South.O.A.S., University of London 1948-1955. Professor, of Comparative Philology, University of Cambridge 1955-1982, Professor Emeritus since 1982, Fellow of Trinity College since 1955. President The Philological Society 1965-1967.
Married Aenea MeCallum in 1955.