Walter Fraser Oakeshott
British educator (1903–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott FBA (11 November 1903 – 13 October 1987)[1] was a Transvaal-born British schoolmaster and academic, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He is best known for discovering the Winchester Manuscript of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in 1934.
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Sir Walter Fraser Oakeshott | |
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Born | (1903-11-11)11 November 1903 Transvaal Colony |
Died | 13 October 1987(1987-10-13) (aged 83) Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Education | Tonbridge School, Kent & Balliol College, Oxford |
Genre | Classics |
Subject | Criticism |
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Spouse | Noël Rose Moon (1928–1976) [her death] |
Children | Twin sons and two daughters |
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