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WILSON, JOHN DOVER. Adm. at CAIUS, Oct. 1, 1900. [Eldest] s. of Edwin, scientific artist, of Cherryhinton Road, Cambridge (and Elizabeth Dover). B. July 13, 1881, at 10, St Leonards, Mortlake. Schools, Kenley and Lancing College. Matric. Michs. 1900; Scholar; Members' prize, 1902; B.A. 1903; Harness prize, 1904; M.A. 1908; Litt.D. 1926. Hon. Fellow, 1936. F.B.A., 1931. C.H., 1936. English Lector at Helsingfors University, Finland , 1906-9; Lecturer in English Language and Literature at the Goldsmiths' College, London University, 1909-12. H.M. Inspector of Schools (adult education), 1912-24. Professor of Education at King's College, London , 1924-35. Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at Edinburgh, 1935-45. Member of the Departmental Committee on the Teaching of English, 1919-21. Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge, 1932; Leslie Stephen Lecturer, 1939. A Trustee of Shakespeare's birthplace. Married, July 30, 1906, Dorothy May, only dau. of the Rev. Edward Curtis Baldwin, V. of Harston, Cambridgeshire , and had issue. Author, Life in Shakespeare's England; Shakespeare's Hand in the Play of Sir Thomas More; The Essential Shakespeare; What Happens in Hamlet ; and other works on Shakespeare. Editor of The New Shakespeare . Of Three Beeches, Balerno, Midlothian , in 1951. ( Venn, III. 405; Who's Who .) | John Dover WILSON Approx. lifespan: 18811969 Adm Gonville & Caius College 1900:10:01 Eldest s. of Edwin WILSON scientific artist, of Cherryhinton Road, CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] (and Elizabeth DOVER ) b. 1881:07:13 at 10, St Leonards Mortlake, [ Surrey ] schools Sch: Kenley School Kenley, [ Surrey ] and Sch: Lancing College Lancing, [ Sussex ] Matric 1900:10MT: Scholar Members' Prize 1902 BA 1903 Harness Prize 1904 MA 1908 LittD 1926 Hon. Fellow 1936 FBA 1931 CH 1936 English Lector at Sch: Helsingfors University Helsingfors, Finland 1906-09 Lecturer in: English Language and Literature at the Sch: Goldsmiths' College Goldsmiths', Sch: London University, [ London ] 1909-12 H.M. Inspector of Schools: (adult education) 1912-24 Professor of Education: Sch: King's College London 1924-35 Regius Professor of: Rhetoric and English Literature Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1935-45 Member of: Departmental Committee on Teaching of English 1919-21 Sandars Reader in Bibliography CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1932 Leslie Stephen Lecturer: 1939 Trustee of: : Shakespeare's birthplace [ Warwickshire ] m. 1906:07:30 Dorothy May BALDWIN only dau. of Rev. Edward Curtis BALDWIN V.: Harston, Cambridgeshire had issue Publ.: Life in Shakespeare's England; Shakespeare's Hand in the Play of Sir Thomas More; The Essential Shakespeare; What Happens in Hamlet ; and other works on Shakespeare. Editor of: : The New Shakespeare Of Three Beeches Balerno, Midlothian in1951 ( Venn III. 405; Who's Who ) [add:]Hon. LL.D. (Natal) 1949[:add] [add:]Hon. D.Litt. (Durham) 1950; Hon. LL.D. (Edinburgh) 1950[:add] [add:]Hon. D-es-Lettres (Lille) 1953[:add] [add:]Hon. D.Litt. (London and Leicester) 1959[:add] [add:]Clark Lecturer Cambridge University 1942-43; Chichele Lecturer Oxford University 1949[:add] [add:]Trustee of the National Library of Scotland, [ Scotland ], 1946[:add] [add:] d. 1969:01:16 [:add] [add:](J.D. Pickles: G & C Biog. Hist. VII)[:add] |