Researching Tom Shippey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 149 people with the Shippey surname? In that year Shippey was ranked number 3430 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Shippey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Shippey and the Shippey Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 353 people with the Shippey surname in the UK? Shippey is now ranked number 3708 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Tom Shippey
Tom Shippey
Thomas Alan Shippey (born 9 September 1943) is a British medievalist, a retired scholar of Middle and Old English literature, as well as of modern fantasy and science fiction. He is considered one of the world's leading academic experts on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien about whom he has written several books and many scholarly papers. His book The Road to Middle-Earth has been called "the single best thing written on Tolkien".
Shippey's education and academic career have repeatedly crossed paths with those of Tolkien: he attended King Edward's School, Birmingham, became a professional philologist, occupied Tolkien's professorial chair at the University of Leeds, and taught Old English at the University of Oxford to the syllabus that Tolkien had devised.
He has received two Mythopoeic Awards and a World Fantasy Award.
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