Sir Israel Gollancz Prize

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Sir Israel Gollancz Prize is awarded biannually by the British Academy in honour of Israel Gollancz, a founder member and its first secretary, since 1924. Originally named "Biennial Prize for English Literature" and renamed after Gollancz's death in 1930, the award was established on the initiative of Frida Mond. It is awarded to scholars of Old and Early English language and literature and history of the English language. [1]

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The following have received the prize: [2]

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References

  1. "Sir Israel Gollancz Prize". British Academy . Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. For pre-2000 recipients: "Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Prize" (British Academy). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. Richard Beadle, "Ian Doyle", Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy, vol. 21 (2023), pp. 71–106.
  4. "Sir Israel Gollancz Prize". The British Academy. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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