Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the Oxford English Dictionary.

Dr Ogilvie, who is also a research fellow in linguistics at Oxford University, calls the OED the "great crowdsourcing project" of the late 1800s. "It was the Wikipedia of the 19th century," she ...

Sarah Ogilvie is a lexicographer and a proud and self-confessed word nerd: languages are her passion and are at the heart of her writing and scholarship.

The senior lawyer who led the inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard is one step closer in the race to become the first female chancellor of Oxford University.. Lady Elish Angiolini, principal ...

In 2014 , Sarah Ogilvie made a farewell visit to the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary, where she had worked as an editor. Opening a dusty box, she discovered the address book of James ...

Lady Angiolini has confirmed she will run to become Oxford University’s next chancellor. The prominent Scottish lawyer, who led the inquiry into the rape, abduction and murder of Sarah Everard ...

Lady Angiolini has confirmed she will run to become Oxford University’s next chancellor. The prominent Scottish lawyer, who led the inquiry into the rape, abduction and murder of Sarah Everard ...

The Oxford English Dictionary relied on contributions by volunteers from around the world. “The Dictionary People,” by Sarah Ogilvie, tells the fascinating story.

Lady Elish Angiolini, principal of St Hugh’s College in Oxford, chairwoman of the inquiry into Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens and Scotland’s former Lord Advocate, ...

November 05, 2024 at 0:11pm GMT. The senior lawyer who led the inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard is one step closer in the race to become the first female chancellor of Oxford University.

The senior lawyer who led the inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard is one step closer in the race to become the first female chancellor of Oxford University. Lady Elish Angiolini, principal of St ...