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‘An engaging scholarly spirit’: Allen Walker Read

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2003

Reinhard Hartmann
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The renowned American linguist and lexicographer Allen Walker Read, who was born on June 2, 1906, died in October 2002. A universally respected academic lexicographer, he was impressive in his display of knowledge and his readiness to build bridges between the United Kingdom and the United States.

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English Today , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 63 - 64
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press