Leiden University. Working on the reception of Old English in 19th-century Europe. Dictionary enthusiast.
Heartily seconded, and not just because he's my boss. It's literal laugh-out-loud stuff; Henry Sweet did *not* know when to keep his mouth shut.
Sam Ottewill-SoulsbyAttendees of Leeds IMC looking for some post-conference relief, I’d heartily recommend checking out the recording of Thijs Porck’s paper (1603-a). His splendidly presented account of nineteenth-century philologists taking savage lumps out of each other will delight the drama lover in all of us.
Now with a convenient event page and titles of papers! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
TOEBI📣 #medievalsky #OldEnglish 📜Joseph Bosworth & Old English Studies: Then, Now, and the Future 📆 21 May 2026 ⏰16:00-19:00 CEST / 10:00-13:00 EDT 💻Online event 📲Free registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ‼️Conference registration closes 20 May 2026, 16:00 CEST
Like Old English, dictionaries, and/or nineteenth century scholarship? Save the date for an online event celebrating Joseph Bosworth and his Old English dictionary. Register (free!) here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...