Thoms, William John
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Thoms, William John (1803–85), antiquary, author of several works including
The Book of the Court (1838), and editor of a number of volumes including a collection of
Early Prose Romances (1827–8) and
The History of Reynard the Fox (1844) for the
Percy Society. He was secretary of the
Camden Society from 1838 to 1873. In 1846, in an article in the
Athenaeum headed ‘Folk Lore’ he introduced this term into the English language. Encouraged by
Dilke he founded
Notes and Queries in 1849.
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