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Name
  
Rosemary Woolf

Nephews
  
Jonathan Woolf

Died
  
April 13, 1978

Role
  
Scholar


Born
  
December 27, 1925 (
1925-12-27
)

Occupation
  
Scholar of medieval literature, instructor of English literature

Organization
  
University College of Hull, Somerville College

Books
  
The English religious lyric in the Middle Ages, The English Mystery Plays, Art and doctrine

Siblings
  
Sir John Woolf, James Woolf

Parents
  
Gladys Capua Woolf, C.M. Woolf

Rosemary Estelle Woolf (27 December 1925 – 13 April 1978) was an English scholar of medieval literature, known especially for her work on medieval English religious lyrics, The English Religious Lyric in the Middle Ages.

Biography

Woolf was the daughter of British film executive C. M. Woolf. She was the first woman in her family to attend university, receiving a B. Litt. from St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1949. She became a lecturer at the University College of Hull in 1948. She became a lecturer in English at Somerville College, Oxford University in 1961, teaching Old and Middle English literature and the history of the English language.

References

Rosemary Woolf Wikipedia


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