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Professor Thomas Northcote Toller | |
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| Born | 1844 Kettering, England |
| Died | 1930 |
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| Discipline | Old English |
| Institutions | University of Manchester |
Thomas Northcote Toller (1844–1930) was the first professor of English language at Manchester and one of the editors of An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1] which had been begun by Joseph Bosworth. He was appointed to the chair in 1880 and retired in 1903.[2] The annual Toller Lecture, which commemorates his achievements, is held in Manchester.
Toller was born in Kettering, to Caroline (née Wallis) and Joseph Toller.[1]
In 1880 he was appointed as Chair of English Language at the University of Manchester, and he retired in 1903.[1]
