Israel Gollancz
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Sir Israel Gollancz (13 July 1863[1] – 23 June 1930[2]) was a scholar of early English literature and of Shakespeare. He was Professor of English Language and Literature at King's College, London, from 1903 to 1930.
Gollancz was born 13 July 1863,[3] in London, sixth of seven children of Rabbi Samuel Marcus Gollancz (1820–1900), cantor of the Hambro Synagogue, London, and his wife, Johanna Koppell.[4] He was the younger brother of Sir Hermann Gollancz and the uncle of the publisher Victor Gollancz. In 1910, he married Alide Goldschmidt in London.[5]
He was a founder member and the first Secretary (1902-1930) of the British Academy and of the committee for a Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, which eventually became the Royal National Theatre in London, and he was the Director of the Early English Text Society.[6] He edited the "Temple" Shakespeare, a uniform edition of the complete works in pocket size volumes which was the most popular Shakespeare edition of its day. He also produced a translation in modern English of the important medieval Christian allegorical poem, "Pearl." He contributed works to the Dictionary of National Biography. Gollancz was knighted in 1919.[7]
Gollancz died on 23 Jun 1930, in London and was buried at the Jewish Cemetery at Willesden on 26 June.[8] In the year of his death, the British Academy held a memorial lecture in his name, at which they unveiled a bust of Sir Israel.[9] The British Academy awards the Sir Israel Gollancz prize for Early English Studies.[10]
[edit] Obituary
- "Sir Israel Gollancz Early And Middle English (transcript)". London: The Times. Tuesday, Jun 24, 1930; Issue 45547. p. 16; col D. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Times/1930/Obituary/Israel_Gollancz. Retrieved on 2008-10-19.
[edit] References
- ^ Births Sep 1863 GOLLANEZ Israel London City 1c 77
- ^ Deaths Jun 1930 Gollancy Israel 66 Willesden 3a 310
- ^ "Some Centenaries Of 1963". London: The Times. Wednesday, Jan 02, 1963; Issue 55588. p. 12; col E.
- ^ England 1871 census. Class: RG10; Piece: 436; Folio: 10; Page: 16; GSU roll: 823356.
- ^ Marriages Sep 1910 Gollancz Israel Paddington 1a 231
- ^ "Early English Text Society". London: The Times. Tuesday, Jul 22, 1930; Issue 45571. p. 17; col D.
- ^ "Honours List.". London: The Times. Tuesday, Apr 29, 1919; Issue 42086. p. 12; col D.. Professor Israel Gollancz, Secretary of the British Academy since its foundation.
- ^ "Deaths". London: The Times. Friday, Jun 27, 1930; Issue 45550. p. 1; col A and 17; col D.
- ^ "The Art Of Chaucer Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture". London: The Times. Thursday, Dec 04, 1930; Issue 45687. p. 9; col D.
- ^ "British Academy's New Fellows". London: The Times. Thursday, Jul 11, 1963; Issue 55750. p. 14; col F.
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