Henry George Liddell

Henry George Liddell

Henry George Liddell , 1811–98, English classical scholar. He was headmaster (1846–55) of Westminster School and dean (1855–91) of Christ Church, Oxford. Liddell is famous for his compilation of the Greek-English Lexicon (with Robert Scott, 1843). It was his daughter, Alice Liddell (d. 1934), for whom Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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Liddell, Henry George

Liddell, Henry George (1811–96), lexicographer. He was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, from 1855 to 1891. The Greek Lexicon, on which he collaborated with R. Scott, appeared in a modest form in 1843. It has been repeatedly extended.

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