E. V. Gordon

Eric Valentine Gordon (14 February 1896 – 29 July 1938) was a Canadian philologist, known as an editor of medieval Germanic texts and a teacher of medieval Germanic languages at the University of Leeds and the University of Manchester.

Eric Valentine Gordon
Born(1896-02-14)14 February 1896
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Died29 July 1938(1938-07-29) (aged 42)
Manchester, England
NationalityCanadian
Education
  • Victoria College, British Columbia
  • McGill University
  • University College, Oxford
Known forPioneering research on Old Norse
Spouse
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(after 1930)​
Children4
Scientific career
FieldsGermanic philology
Institutions
  • University of Leeds
  • Victoria University of Manchester
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