Daniel Wakelin
English palaeographist (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Leslie Wakelin, FBA[1] (born 31 January 1977)[2] is a British palaeographist. Currently he is the Jeremy Griffiths Professor of Medieval English Palaeography in the University of Oxford and a fellow of his St Hilda's College.[3]
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Daniel Leslie Wakelin | |
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Born | (1977-01-31) January 31, 1977 (age 47) |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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Institutions | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
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Wakelin graduated from the Trinity Hall, Cambridge with a PhD in mediaeval palaeography. Previously he worked at the St Catharine's College, Cambridge and the Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] He is a specialist in Mediaeval English literature and its circulation and reception in manuscripts and other material texts,[1] and teaching course in English language and literature 650–1550 in the University of Oxford.[4] He also is a 2015 winner of the DeLong Book History Prize.[3]