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'''Simonne Rosalie Thérèse Odile d'Ardenne''' ([[1899]]-[[1986]]; ''S.R.T.O.'' or sometimes ''S.T.R.O.'') was a Belgian medieval philologist who studied [[Middle English]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] during the 1930s<ref>[[John Tolkien|Tolkien, John]] and [[Priscilla Tolkien|Tolkien, Priscilla]]: ''[[The Tolkien Family Album]]'', p.68</ref>, and became Professor of Comparative Grammar at the University of Liège in 1938<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond, Wayne G.]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull, Christina]]: ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]'': ''Reader's Guide'', p.202f</ref>. | '''Simonne Rosalie Thérèse Odile d'Ardenne''' ([[1899]]-[[1986]]; ''S.R.T.O.'' or sometimes ''S.T.R.O.'') was a Belgian medieval philologist who studied [[Middle English]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] during the 1930s<ref>[[John Tolkien|Tolkien, John]] and [[Priscilla Tolkien|Tolkien, Priscilla]]: ''[[The Tolkien Family Album]]'', p.68</ref>, and became Professor of Comparative Grammar at the University of Liège in 1938<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond, Wayne G.]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull, Christina]]: ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]'': ''Reader's Guide'', p.202f</ref>. | ||
D'Ardenne became a close friend of the Tolkien family, and J.R.R. visited | D'Ardenne became a close friend of the Tolkien family, and J.R.R. visited her in Belgium in the 1950s. | ||
==Bibliography, selected== | ==Bibliography, selected== |
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Biographical information | |
Born | 1899 |
Died | 1986 |
Education | Oxford, University of Liège |
Occupation | Academic, author |
Location | Belgium |
Simonne Rosalie Thérèse Odile d'Ardenne (1899-1986; S.R.T.O. or sometimes S.T.R.O.) was a Belgian medieval philologist who studied Middle English with J.R.R. Tolkien during the 1930s[1], and became Professor of Comparative Grammar at the University of Liège in 1938[2].
D'Ardenne became a close friend of the Tolkien family, and J.R.R. visited her in Belgium in the 1950s.
Bibliography, selected
Articles
- 1947: English Studies Vol. 27, No. 6
- "'Iþþlen' in Sawles Warde" (S.R.T.O. d'Ardenne, J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1948: Studia Neophilologica Vol. 20, Nos. 1-2
- MS. Bodley 34: A Re-Collation of a Collation" (S.R.T.O. d'Ardenne, J.R.R. Tolkien)
Translations
- 1975: [French translation of Farmer Giles of Ham, produced by d'Ardenne in 1937]
References
- ↑ Tolkien, John and Tolkien, Priscilla: The Tolkien Family Album, p.68
- ↑ Hammond, Wayne G. and Scull, Christina: The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide, p.202f