Edward G. Cox
Edward "Eddie" Godfrey Cox (born September 19, 1876 in Ottawa , Ohio , † December 2, 1963 in Seattle ) was an American linguist and sailor.
Life
He was a professor at Cornell University and then at the University of Washington . He was editor of Modern Language Quarterly from 1943 until his death in 1963 . He is the author of A Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel. Including Voyages, Geographical Descriptions, Adventures, Shipwrecks and Expeditions (subdivided into three volumes: Old World, New World, Great Britain), an important reference work on travel literature , which, with over ten thousand entries, forms a classic bibliography on the subject of travel. Sie lists "in chronological order, from the earliest date ascertainable down to and including the year 1800, all the books on foreign travels, voyages and descriptions printed in Great Britain, together with translations from foreign tongues and continental renderings of English works" ( in chronological order from earliest times up to and including 1800 all travel, sea voyage and travelogue books printed in Great Britain, along with foreign language translations and continental renditions of English works ).
See also
literature
- Royce MacGillivray: The Dunvegan Diary of Edward G. Cox (1999)
- "Edward Godfrey Cox", Modern Language Quarterly, Vol. 25 (1): 3-4, 1964 (obituary)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Dunvegan Diary of Edward G. Cox
- ↑ Preface ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cox, Edward G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edward Godfrey Cox (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American linguist and sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1963 |
| Place of death | Seattle |