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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: 1881–1969
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]

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