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| Simpson, Percy. Adm. sizar at SELWYN H., Oct. 8, 1884. [S. of John, of Lichfield.] B. Nov. 1, 1865. School, Denstone College. Matric. Michs. 1884; Scholar; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1891. Assistant Master at Denstone, 1887-95; at Messrs Watt and Thompson's, Wimbledon, 1896-9. Assistant Master at St Olave's Grammar School, 1899-1913. Lecturer in English at Oxford, 1913-27; Fellow of Oriel College, 1921-36. D.Litt., Oxford. Reader in English textual criticism at Oxford, 1927-30; Goldsmiths' Reader in English, 1930-5; Librarian of the English School, 1914-34; Hon. Fellow of Oriel, 1943; Leverhulme Research Fellow, 1935-7. Married, 1921, Evelyn Mary, dau. of James Spearing, of Great Shelford, Cambs., and had issue. Editor, Scenes from Old Playbooks; Fidéle and Fortune; etc. Author, Shakespearean Punctuation; Actors and Acting; The Masque; etc. Of 27, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, in 1952. (Denstone Coll. Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Who's Who.) | Percy SIMPSON Approx. lifespan: 1865–1962 sizar Selwyn College adm1884:10:08 s. of John SIMPSON of Lichfield, [Staffordshire], b. 1865:11:01 Sch: Denstone College Denstone, [Staffordshire], Matric 1884:10MT: Scholar BA 1887 MA 1891 Assistant Master at: : Denstone, [Staffordshire], 1887-95 ;at Messrs Watt and Thompson's, Wimbledon, [Surrey], 1896-99 Assistant Master at: : Sch: St Olave's Grammar School St Olave's, [Surrey], 1899-1913 Lecturer in English OX, [Oxfordshire], 1913-27 Fellow of: : Oriel College [Oxford] 1921-36 D.Litt., OX, [Oxfordshire], Reader in English textual criticism OX, [Oxfordshire], 1927-30 Goldsmiths' Reader in English 1930-35 Librarian of: the Sch: English School English, ???, 1914-34 Hon. Fellow of: : Oriel College [Oxford] 1943 Leverhulme Research Fellow 1935-37 m. 1921 Evelyn Mary SPEARING dau. of James SPEARING of Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire , had issue Editor: Scenes from Old Playbooks; Fidèle and Fortune ; etc. Publ.: Shakespearean Punctuation; Actors and Acting; The Masque ; etc. Of 27 Old Road, Headington, OX, [Oxfordshire], in1952 ( Denstone College Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories; Who's Who .) [add:] d. 1962:11:14 [:add] [add:]( WWW )[:add] |