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In 1960, he married fellow scholar Susan Koechlin, with whom he had one son and three daughters. The couple settled at Barleybat Hall, [[Church Lawton]], Cheshire, after Andor obtained a permanent position at [[Keele University]] in 1963; he had previously worked in the Extra-Mural Department at the University of Glasgow, and at the [[University of Montana]].<ref name=ios/> |
In 1960, he married fellow scholar Susan Koechlin, with whom he had one son and three daughters. The couple settled at Barleybat Hall, [[Church Lawton]], Cheshire, after Andor obtained a permanent position at [[Keele University]] in 1963; he had previously worked in the Extra-Mural Department at the University of Glasgow, and at the [[University of Montana]].<ref name=ios/> |
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He was a regular front-page and anonymous reviewer for the [[Times Literary Supplement]], and wrote several books on [[literary criticism]] and [[architectural history]]. He was editor of ''[[Architectural History]]'', the journal of the [[Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain|Society of Architectural Historians]], of which he was Chair for three years. He died in Church Lawton on 19 September 2008.<ref name=ios/> |
He was a regular front-page and anonymous reviewer for the ''[[Times Literary Supplement]]'', and wrote several books on [[literary criticism]] and [[architectural history]]. He was editor of ''[[Architectural History]]'', the journal of the [[Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain|Society of Architectural Historians]], of which he was Chair for three years. He died in Church Lawton on 19 September 2008.<ref name=ios/> |
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Revision as of 19:52, 13 March 2011
Andor Harvey Gomme (7 May 1930 – 19 September 2008) was a British scholar of English literature and architectural history, Lecturer then Reader in English Literature, Keele University (1963–1984), Professor of English Literature and Architectural History (1984–1995), and Chair of the Society of Architectural Historians (1988–1991).
Life and career
Andor was the son of Arnold Wycombe Gomme, a British classical scholar and Professor of Ancient History at the University of Glasgow. His first name originated as a family joke for the unborn baby of unknown sex.[1] He studied at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was taught by F.R. Leavis and attained a First Class Honours degree in Moral Sciences. He was appointed to a three-year fellowship at Gonville and Caius College in 1956.[1]
In 1960, he married fellow scholar Susan Koechlin, with whom he had one son and three daughters. The couple settled at Barleybat Hall, Church Lawton, Cheshire, after Andor obtained a permanent position at Keele University in 1963; he had previously worked in the Extra-Mural Department at the University of Glasgow, and at the University of Montana.[1]
He was a regular front-page and anonymous reviewer for the Times Literary Supplement, and wrote several books on literary criticism and architectural history. He was editor of Architectural History, the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, of which he was Chair for three years. He died in Church Lawton on 19 September 2008.[1]
Publications
- Attitudes to criticism (1966), Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0809301942
- Dickens (1971), Evans. ISBN 978-0237350154
- D.H. Lawrence : a critical study of the major novels and other writings (1979), Harper and Row. ISBN 978-0064924801
- Architecture of Glasgow (1968, with David Walker), Lund Humphries. ISBN 978-0853315049
- Bristol: an architectural history (1979, with Michael Jenner and Bryan Little), Lund Humphries. ISBN 978-0853314097
- Smith of Warwick: Francis Smith, architect and master-builder (2000), Shaun Tyas. ISBN 978-1900289382
- Design and plan in the country house (2008, with Alison Maguire), Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300126457
References
- ^ a b c d Fred Inglis (30 October 2008). "Andor Gomme: Critic and architectural historian (Obituary)". Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 13 March 2011.