Hugh Walker (1855–1939) was a British university educator.

Life

He was born in

Kilbirnie Kilbirnie () is a small town of 7,280 (as of 2001) inhabitants situated in the Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around southwest of Glasgow and approximately from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley and ...

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, on 7 January 1855. He attended Glasgow High School and then

Glasgow University The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in post-nominals; ) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ...

. At university he was awarded their medal in logic and moral philosophy, and achieved his MA. Walker then went on to study at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

, as Snell Exhibitioner, graduating with first class honours in Literary Humanities in 1883. He would go on to receive an Honorary LLD from Glasgow and an Honorary DLitt from the

University of Wales The University of Wales () is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first universit ...

. In 1884, Walker was appointed Lecturer in English and Philosophy at

St David's College, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter () was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited degree awarding powers since 1852. It was a ...

(now the

University of Wales, Trinity Saint David The University of Wales Trinity Saint David () is a public university with three main campuses in South West Wales, in Carmarthen, Lampeter and Swansea, a fourth campus in London, and learning centres in Cardiff, and Birmingham. The universit ...

). In 1890, he was made Professor in these same subjects. Whilst at

Lampeter Lampeter (; (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and C ...

, he regularly contributed to the college magazine. He loved the town and college dearly. He was

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from 1900 to 1902, and the Vice-Principal's house on campus became affectionately known as 'Walker's House'. A Hall of Residence is also named after Walker. Walker published widely. His works include various books on English literature, along with frequent contributions to journals such as the

Yale Review ''The Yale Review'' is the oldest literary journal in the United States. It is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. It was founded in 1819 as ''The Christian Spectator'' to support Evangelicalism. Over time it began to publish more on ...

, Hibbert Journal and Chambers' Journal. He contributed to ''

Cambridge Modern History ''The Cambridge Modern History'' is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery, published by the Cambridge University Press in England and also in the United States. The first series, planned by ...

'' and ''Cambridge History of English Literature''''.'' Walker was married to Janie (nee Roxburgh). The couple had three daughters. Walker was given the opportunity to retire in 1930, but refused this. He died on 28 June 1939, still a member of staff at Lampeter.

Bibliography

''This list may be incomplete''
''Three Centuries of Scottish Literature''
Glasgow, 1893
''The Greater Victorian Poets''
London, 1895
''The Age of Tennyson''
London, 1897 *''John B. Leicester Warren, Lord de Tabley: a biographical sketch.'' London, 1903
''The Literature of the Victorian Era''
Cambridge, 1910
''The English Essay and Essayists''
London, 1915 * ''The English Satire and Satirists'', 1925

References

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* * 1855 births 1939 deaths Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter People educated at the High School of Glasgow {{UK-academic-bio-stub