Joseph Wright (linguist)
Joseph Wright | |
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Joseph Wright | |
| Born | 31 October 1855 Idle, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 27 February 1930 (aged 74) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Influences | Max Müller, Hermann Osthoff |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Main interests | Germanic languages English dialects |
| Notable works | The English Dialect Dictionary |
| Influenced | J. R. R. Tolkien |
Joseph Wright FBA (31 October 1855 – 27 February 1930) was an English Germanic philologist who rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford.