Author:William Richard Morfill

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William Richard Morfill
(1834–1909)

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British linguist; Professor of Russian and Slavonic languages at Oxford University

This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "W. R. M."

This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB9 by the initials "W. R. M."

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "W. R. M."

Works

Slavonic literature (1300) (external scan)
A Simplified Grammar of the Polish Language (1884) (transcription project)
Simplified Grammar of the Serbian Language (1887) (external scan)
A grammar of the Russian language (1889) (external scan)
An Essay on the Importance of the Study of the Slavonic Languages (1890) (external scan)
The Story of Poland (1893) (external scan)
A short grammar of the Bulgarian language, with reading lessons (1897) (external scan)
A grammar of the Bohemian or Čech language (1899) (external scan)
Russia (1901) (external scan)
A history of Russia from the birth of Peter the Great to the death of Alexander II (1905) (external scan)
Russia and Poland (1907) (external scan)

Contributions to the DNB

Contributions to EB1911

"Mickiewicz, Adam," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Nestor (author)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Poland," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (Polish Literature)
"Pushkin, Alexander," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Russian Literature," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Turgueniev, Ivan," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Works about Morfill

"Morfill, William Richard," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
"Morfill, William Richard," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1912) in 3 vols.
"Obituary: Professor W. R. Morfill," in The Times (1909)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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