James Wilson Bright received a Ph.D. degree in English from Johns Hopkins in 1882. He taught at Cornell University, then returned to Johns Hopkins in 1885 to become the head of the English department. He specialized in early Germanic languages, especially Old and Middle English. In 1905, he became the first occupant of the Caroline Donovan Chair of English, which he held until his retirement in 1925.
American linguist (1852–1926)
| Born | 1852 |
| Died | 1926 |
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American linguist (1852–1926)
| Born | 1852 |
| Died | 1926 |
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English language, Readers, Glossaries, vocabularies, Chrestomathies and readers, Grammar, Bible, Old English, Browne, William Hand, 1828-1912, English language, old english, ca. 450-1100, Evangelistic work, Moral Majority Inc, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Evangelistic work, Publishers and publishing, VersificationPlaces
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- OLID: OL1805012A
- ISNI: 000000010959216X
- VIAF: 20710407
- Wikidata: Q15513126
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q15513126
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| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| March 17, 2011 | Edited by Sarah Breau | Added bio, added Wikipedia link |
| March 17, 2011 | Edited by Sarah Breau | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |