fbpx
Wikipedia

William Burley Lockwood

William Burley Lockwood (13 April 1917 – 30 April 2012) was a Professor of Germanic and Indo-European Philology at the University of Reading from 1968 until his retirement in 1982.[1]

The cover of Indo-European Philology Historical and Comparative, 1969.

Biography edit

After leaving school and spending some time working and travelling in England, Germany, Austria and the Balkans, he went to Manchester University and obtained First Class Honours in German in 1942, followed by a DipEd and M.A. at Bristol University, where he received a distinction in practical teaching.

After working briefly in the German Department at Durham University in 1945, Lockwood taught at the University of Birmingham, during which time he also briefly taught as a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Sydney. As he left Birmingham, the university awarded him a D.Litt. on the basis of his many publications.

In 1961 he received an invitation to the Chair of Comparative Philology at the Humboldt-Universität in East Berlin, the capital of the German Democratic Republic. 1961, however, was the year in which the Communist regime erected its infamous wall, and after four years of increasing disillusionment with the political climate he returned to the West.

He settled in Dublin, intending to devote himself to his philological studies, including German and Germanic languages (especially Faroese) as well as Roman, Hellenic, Slavonic and Celtic (especially Welsh) languages.

A year later, however, he was invited to take up a specially established readership in Germanic and Indo-European philology at Reading. This readership was converted into a chair in 1968, and he remained at Reading until his retirement.[2]

Selected publications edit

  • The Faroese Bird Names (1961).
  • Historical German Syntax (1968).
  • Indo-European Philology: Historical and Comparative (1969).
  • A Panorama of Indo-European Languages (1972).
  • Languages of the British Isles Past and Present (1975).
  • An Informal History of the German Language (1965, 2nd edn. 1976).
  • German Today: The Advanced Learner's Guide (1987).
  • The Oxford Dictionary of British Bird Names (1984, 2nd edn. 1993).
  • Lehrbuch der modernen jiddischen Sprache (1995).
  • An Informal Introduction to English Etymology (1995).
  • An Introduction to Modern Faroese (1977, 4th edn. 2002).

References edit

  1. ^ William Burley Lockwood 1917 - 2012, Dr. Ian Roe, University of Reading, 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ W. B. Lockwood: On the Occasion of his Retirement, W. A. Coupe, 35 German Life and Letters 4, 281-286 (July 1982)


william, burley, lockwood, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William Burley Lockwood news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Burley Lockwood 13 April 1917 30 April 2012 was a Professor of Germanic and Indo European Philology at the University of Reading from 1968 until his retirement in 1982 1 The cover of Indo European Philology Historical and Comparative 1969 Biography editAfter leaving school and spending some time working and travelling in England Germany Austria and the Balkans he went to Manchester University and obtained First Class Honours in German in 1942 followed by a DipEd and M A at Bristol University where he received a distinction in practical teaching After working briefly in the German Department at Durham University in 1945 Lockwood taught at the University of Birmingham during which time he also briefly taught as a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Sydney As he left Birmingham the university awarded him a D Litt on the basis of his many publications In 1961 he received an invitation to the Chair of Comparative Philology at the Humboldt Universitat in East Berlin the capital of the German Democratic Republic 1961 however was the year in which the Communist regime erected its infamous wall and after four years of increasing disillusionment with the political climate he returned to the West He settled in Dublin intending to devote himself to his philological studies including German and Germanic languages especially Faroese as well as Roman Hellenic Slavonic and Celtic especially Welsh languages A year later however he was invited to take up a specially established readership in Germanic and Indo European philology at Reading This readership was converted into a chair in 1968 and he remained at Reading until his retirement 2 Selected publications editThe Faroese Bird Names 1961 Historical German Syntax 1968 Indo European Philology Historical and Comparative 1969 A Panorama of Indo European Languages 1972 Languages of the British Isles Past and Present 1975 An Informal History of the German Language 1965 2nd edn 1976 German Today The Advanced Learner s Guide 1987 The Oxford Dictionary of British Bird Names 1984 2nd edn 1993 Lehrbuch der modernen jiddischen Sprache 1995 An Informal Introduction to English Etymology 1995 An Introduction to Modern Faroese 1977 4th edn 2002 References edit William Burley Lockwood 1917 2012 Dr Ian Roe University of Reading 14 May 2012 Archived here W B Lockwood On the Occasion of his Retirement W A Coupe 35 German Life and Letters 4 281 286 July 1982 nbsp This biography article of a United Kingdom academic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Burley Lockwood amp oldid 1133079076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.