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Edward Meryon Wilson
Edward Meryon Wilson, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (14 May 1906 – 21 November 1977) was an English Hispanist and bibliographer. He was Cervantes Professor of Spanish at the University of London from 1945 to 1953, and Professor of Spanish at the University of Cambridge from 1953 to 1973. Early life Born in Kendal on 14 May 1906, Wilson was the son of an engineer and Chief executive officer, managing director; his elder brother Gilbert Wilson (geologist), Gilbert became a lecturer in structural geology at Imperial College London, and a younger brother, Paul Wilson, Baron Wilson of High Wray, Paul, became Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland and then Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria, Cumbria and was made a life peer in 1976. Having three times failed the Common Entrance Examination to attend Gresham's School, Wilson was educated at Windermere Grammar School, where he developed a passion for poetry, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he completed Part 1 of the English Tripos in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellow Of The British Academy
Fellowship of the British Academy (post-nominal letters FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. The categories are: # Fellows – scholars resident in the United Kingdom # Corresponding Fellows – scholars resident overseas # Honorary Fellows – an Honorary title (academic), honorary academic title (whereby the post-nominal letters "Hon FBA" are used) # Deceased Fellows – Past Fellows of the British Academy The award of fellowship is based on published work and fellows may use the post-nominal letters ''FBA''. Examples of Fellows are Edward Rand; Mary Beard (classicist), Mary Beard; Roy Porter; Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford; Michael Lobban; M. R. James; Friedrich Hayek; John Maynard Keynes; Lionel Robbins; and Rowan Williams. See also * List of fellows of the British Academy References Fellows of learned societies of the United Kingdom, British Academy Fello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |