Robert BurchfieldRobert William Burchfield (January 27, 1923 - July 5, 2004)\nwas a scholar, writer, and lexicographer. Born in Wanganui, New Zealand, \nhe studied at Victoria University in Wellington and, later, at Oxford University (Magdalen College)\nin England on a Rhodes Scholarship, where he was mentored by J.R.R. Tolkien. From 1957 to 1986 he edited the second \nSupplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Subsequently he produced\na controversial, substantially rewritten edition of\nModern English Usage, the famous style guide\nto the English language by Henry Watson Fowler. He died at the age of 81.External link\n*Obituary of Robert Burchfield (Daily Telegraph) |
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