Reaney, Percy Hide, 1890 - 1968
Dates
- Existence: 1890 - 1968
- Usage: 1890 - 1968
Biography
Percy Hide Reaney was born in Sheffield in 1890. He attended the University of Sheffield, graduating B.A. in 1911, M.A. in 1913, and taking the degree of D.Litt. in 1935, being only the second person to do so. He was in addition a Ph.D. (London, 1931). Other achievements included: Leverhulme Research Fellow in English (1940-41), member of the Council of the English Place-Name Society, the Council of the Philological Society, and the Essex Archaeological Society, and Chairman of Walthamstow Antiquarian Society.
Reaney was a noted philologist and researcher in personal, and place names, and author of numerous related publications. He is chiefly remembered as the author of 'A Dictionary of British Surnames' (1958), 'The Origin of English Place-Names' (1960), and 'The Origin of English Surnames' (1967). Dr Reaney also contributed to the English Place-Name Society series (in particular Essex and Suffolk). He died in 1968.