F. W. Moorman
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Frederic William Moorman (1872-1918) was a professor of English
Language and Literature at Leeds University
in England
. He grew up in Devonshire. Following university study in Strasburg, he joined the staff of the Yorkshire College in 1898; this became part of Leeds University when that was granted its charter in 1904. When a Chair of English Language was instituted in 1912, Moorman was appointed as its first professor.
Moorman was associated with the Workers' Educational Association
and compiled several books of traditional Yorkshire
stories and poems, some in the Yorkshire dialect
, alongside scholarly works such as The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire, The Publications of the Thoresby Society, 18 (Leeds: The Thoresby Society, 1910).
He married Frances Beatrice Humpidge (1867–1956) and was the father of John Moorman
.
Moorman died 'in a drowning accident' in 1918, and was succeeded at Leeds in 1920 by J. R. R. Tolkien
.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Language and Literature at Leeds University
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He grew up in Devonshire. Following university study in Strasburg, he joined the staff of the Yorkshire College in 1898; this became part of Leeds University when that was granted its charter in 1904. When a Chair of English Language was instituted in 1912, Moorman was appointed as its first professor.
Moorman was associated with the Workers' Educational Association
Workers' Educational Association
The Workers’ Educational Association seeks to provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults from all backgrounds, and in particular those who have previously missed out on education. The International Federation of Workers Education Associations has consultative status to UNESCO...
and compiled several books of traditional Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
stories and poems, some in the Yorkshire dialect
Yorkshire dialect and accent
The Yorkshire dialect refers to the varieties of English used in the Northern England historic county of Yorkshire. Those varieties are often referred to as Broad Yorkshire or Tyke. The dialect has roots in older languages such as Old English and Old Norse; it should not be confused with modern slang...
, alongside scholarly works such as The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire, The Publications of the Thoresby Society, 18 (Leeds: The Thoresby Society, 1910).
He married Frances Beatrice Humpidge (1867–1956) and was the father of John Moorman
John Moorman
John Richard Humpidge Moorman, was an English divine, ecumenist, and writer, Bishop of Ripon from 1959 to 1975.-Background:...
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Moorman died 'in a drowning accident' in 1918, and was succeeded at Leeds in 1920 by J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
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