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William Barnes | |
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 Rev. William Barnes | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1801 Bagber, Dorset, England |
| Died | 7 October 1886 (aged 85) Winterborne Came, Dorset, England |
| Buried | St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came, Dorset, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath,[1] writer, poet, philologist,[2] priest, mathematician,[3] engraving artist[4] and inventor.[3] He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.[1] A linguistic purist,[5] Barnes strongly advocated against borrowing foreign words into English, and instead supported the use and proliferation of "strong old Anglo-Saxon speech".[6]
- ^ a b Phillips, Andrew (1996). The Rebirth of England and the English: The Vision of William Barnes. Anglo-Saxon Books. ISBN 1-898281-17-3.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. "William Barnes". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b Poetry Foundation. "William Barnes". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Barnes, Williams (1878). An Outline of English Speech-Craft. C. Kegan Paul & Co.