Meeting Minds Oxford: The Dictionary People: the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary
Speaker: Dr Sarah Ogilvie, HMC Senior Research Fellow in Linguistics
The Oxford English Dictionary was one of the first crowdsourced projects, the Wikipedia of the nineteenth century. But who were the thousands of people who sent in words and examples of their use to Dr James Murray’s Scriptorium at 78 Banbury Road? Come ready to be entertained by stories of this eccentric and fascinating cast of characters who feature in Ogilvie's new book The Dictionary People (Vintage 2023).
Where: Lecture Theatre 3, Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Rd, OX2 6GG
When: September 23, 2023, 9.30 am – 10.30 am
Book here: Meeting Minds website
Book Signing post-event: The Dictionary People
This event is part of the University of Oxford’s Alumni Weekend, ‘Meeting Minds’, celebrating the breadth of teaching and research taking place at your University.
