Obituary of the Anglo-Saxonist Bruce Mitchell

[wellinghall]

"He became a Fellow of St Edmund Hall in 1955, recommended by JRR Tolkein, who wrote that Mitchell 'would prove a very suitable person to fill the lectureship . . . although he is an Australian'."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7041454.ece

Comments

[dreiviertel.livejournal.com]

RIP.
A great scholar, and a major authority in my area (Old English Syntax). He was a pupil of Tolkien's, and he spoke at the 1992 conference. His articles and essays are as meaty and witty as you could wish for, certainly not what you'd expect in a "dry" field such as syntax. I had the honour of meeting him once after I first came to Oxford. I owe an awful lot to him.

[dreiviertel.livejournal.com]

And drat, there is that man "Tolkein" again.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I know :-(

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten he was at '92. (I wasn't - it was just before I became active in the TS).

[dreiviertel.livejournal.com]

His article is in the Proceedings. Speaking of which, what would be the easiest way of buying the paper volume of the 2005 proceedings? Should I do it via the TS? And I was wondering if you or adaese knew how I can procure that CD of the Proceedings? I meant to ask you before the banquet, but I forgot.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

CDs were for the authors of papers so you should have had one, we can nag for you.

Buying the Proceedings the best bet is to go via the TS pages, did you get sent the Souvenir Booklet?

[arda-unmarred.livejournal.com]

Could you nag for me as well?

Too bad about Bruce Mitchell :(

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Consider it done. (I've emailed you - have you got it? - could you let me know your current email address?)

ETA: Okay, I've now seen your email.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

What the_marquis said.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

Oh and worth pinging this to TSC/AH for at least a note if not the full Rath Dinen treatment (don't think he was a member)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yeah, will do.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

Did you see Arda mum's comment?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Yep - replied offlist.

I was at '92

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

I was aware having had to make up a heading for him in the progress reports I was providing arty bits for.

Although I don't now recall chatting to him, I think I may have exchanged words during a pre-dinner drink.