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Chambers , Raymond Wilson , 1874-1942 , Professor of English Language and Literature
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Raymond Wilson Chambers was born in Yorkshire in 1874. He was educated at the Grocers' Company's School and at University College London. He taught English Literature at University College form 1899 until his death in 1942. Chambers served as president of the Philological Society in 1933 and was honorary director of the Early English Text Society, 1938-1942.