About Henry Nicol
Lived 1845 – 1880 (aged 34–35). Henry Nicol was a British philologist and writer.
Henry Nicol (1845–1880) was a philologist specialized in French phonology. Cousin of Henry Sweet, Nicol was persuaded in 1871 by Frederick James Furnivall to take over the editorship of OED but was prevented by ill health and other problems to do so.
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Who was Henry Nicol?
British philologist, specialising in French phonology
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Henry Nicol was born in 1845.
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Henry Nicol died in 1880.
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Henry Nicol was a philologist and writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry Nicol. https://biography.guide/henry-nicol/
MLA: "Henry Nicol." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henry-nicol/.
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