Simon Horobin | |
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Born | 22 September 1972 |
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Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Subject | Linguistics |
Simon Horobin (born 22 September 1972) is a British philologist and author.
Horobin graduated from the University of Sheffield. [1] He is a professor of English language and literature at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Magdalen College. [2] [3] Prior to joining Magdalen in 2006, Horobin was a reader of English language at the University of Glasgow. [4]
He has been a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut, Harvard University, and Charles University. [1] He has also acted as honorary secretary for the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature. [5]
Horobin has appeared on several radio and television programmes to discuss linguistic issues and has been interviewed for various articles in numerous national papers. [6]