Ker, W. P. (William Paton), 1855-1923

Professor of English literature.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Corrie, Isle of Arran, to W.A. Knight, 1894 Aug 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864457

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Corrie, to W.A. Knight, 1894 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864461

From the description of Autograph letter signed : University College, London, to W.A. Knight, 1902 Nov. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864464

William Paton Ker was born in Glasgow in 1855. He studied at Glasgow Academy, Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford University. He then became Professor of English Literature at the University College of South Wales, Cardiff in 1883 and in 1889 was appointed Professor of English Language and Literature at University College London (UCL). In 1879, Ker was appointed to a fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford and in 1920 was appointed to the Chair of Poetry at Oxford. While at UCL, Ker was responsible for setting up an Honours School of English and organising the Department of Scandinavian Studies. He had a passion for mountain climbing and fell walking. He died in 1923.

From the guide to the Ker, William Paton, 1892-1955, (Senate House Library, University of London)

William Paton Ker was a professor of poetry at Oxford and also an historian.

From the description of William Paton Ker letter, 1911. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 298819599