Henry Nicol (1845–1880) was a philologist specialized in French phonology.
Cousin of
Henry Sweet
Henry Sweet (15 September 1845 – 30 April 1912) was an English philologist, phonetician and grammarian.''Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language'', as hosted oencyclopedia.com/ref>
As a philologist, he specialized in the Germanic l ...
, Nicol was persuaded in 1871 by
Frederick James Furnivall
Frederick James Furnivall (4 February 1825 – 2 July 1910) was an English philologist, best known as one of the co-creators of the '' New English Dictionary''. He founded a number of learned societies on early English literature and made pio ...
to take over the editorship of
OED but was prevented by ill health and other problems to do so.
References
* Lexicography and the OED: pioneers in the untrodden forest. Lynda Mugglestone.
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1845 births
1880 deaths