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Alfred W. Pollard


Born
in England, The United Kingdom
August 14, 1859

Died
March 08, 1944

Genre
History, Bibliography


Alfred William Pollard (14 August 1859 – 8 March 1944) was an English bibliographer, widely credited for bringing a higher level of scholarly rigour to the study of Shakespearean texts.

Pollard was educated at King's College School in London and St John's College at the University of Oxford. He joined the staff of the British Museum in 1883, as assistant in the Department of Printed Books; he was promoted to Assistant Keeper in 1909, and Keeper in 1919. In the latter year, Pollard was appointed Professor of English Bibliography at the University of London. He was Honorary Secretary of the Bibliographical Society from 1893 to 1934 and edited the Society's journal The Library for thirty years (1903–34). He received the Society's Gold Medal in ...more

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Early Illustrated Books: A ...
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English Miracle Plays Moral...
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Shakespeare's Fight with th...
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Odes from the Greek Dramati...
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Shakespeare's Fight With th...
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St. Catherine of Siena
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Last words on the history o...
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