Robert Burchfield

Robert William Burchfield (January 27, 1923 - July 5, 2004)

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January 27 - 1923 - July 5 - 2004

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was a scholar, writer, and lexicographer.

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Born in Wanganui, New Zealand,

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Wanganui - New Zealand

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he studied at Victoria University in Wellington and, later, at Oxford University (Magdalen College)

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Victoria University - Wellington - Oxford University - Magdalen College

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in England on a Rhodes Scholarship, where he was mentored by J.R.R. Tolkien. From 1957 to 1986 he edited the second

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England - Rhodes Scholarship - J.R.R. Tolkien - 1957 - 1986

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Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Subsequently he produced

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a controversial, substantially rewritten edition of

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Modern English Usage, the famous style guide

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Modern English Usage - Style guide

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to the English language by Henry Watson Fowler.

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English language - Henry Watson Fowler

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He died at the age of 81.

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