Neil Ripley Ker

Neil Ripley Ker, FBA, (1908-1982) was a scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature. He is known especially for his Catalogue of manuscripts containing Anglo-Saxon, which is praised as a milestone in Anglo-Saxon manuscript study.^[1]

Legacy

Annually, the British Academy awards grants in Ker's name to scholars who publish books that "that include analysis of the distinctive features of original manuscripts."^[2]

References

1. ^ Lapidge, Michael (1993). "Abbot Germanus, Winchcombe, Ramsey and the Cambridge Psalter". Anglo-Latin Literature 900-1066. Continuum. p. 387. ISBN 1852850124. http://books.google.com/books?id=ny_E06gquK4C&pg=PA387. 
2. ^ "Neil Ker Memorial Fund". British Academy. 2011. http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/nkmf.cfm. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 

Further reading

• Doyle, A. I. (1993). Neil Ripley Ker, 1908-1982. Reprinted from 1991 lectures and memoirs, Proceedings of the British Academy, 80. Oxford University Press for the British Academy. OCLC 311053451. 

External links

• Neil Ripley Ker on WorldCat

Persondata
Name	Neil Ripley Ker
Alternative names
Short description	scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature
Date of birth	1908
Place of birth
Date of death	1982
Place of death

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