Kenneth Sisam (1887–1971)
Author of Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose
About the Author
Image credit: Kenneth Sisam in 1959
Works by Kenneth Sisam
Associated Works
Beowulf: A Prose Translation [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1975) — Contributor — 410 copies, 2 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1887-09-02
- Date of death
- 1971-08-26
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Auckland (MA|1910)
Merton College, Oxford University (B.Litt|1915) - Occupations
- lexicographer
- Organizations
- Oxford University Press
- Awards and honors
- Sir Israel Gollancz Prize (1953)
Rhodes Scholarship - Relationships
- Sisam, Celia (daughter)
Tolkien, J. R. R. (student) - Short biography
- Fellow, British Academy (1941)
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Birthplace
- Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
- Places of residence
- Auckland, New Zealand
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
St Mary's, Scilly Isles, England, UK - Place of death
- Lelant, West Cornwall, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
Dec 7, 2025 (Edited)Portuguese (Brazil)
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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