Nevill Coghill

Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill FRSL (19 April 1899 – 6 November 1980) was an Anglo-Irish literary scholar, known especially for his modern-English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He was an associate of the literary discussion group the 'Inklings', which included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill
Born
(19 April 1899– 6 November 1980)
CitizenshipAnglo-Irish
OccupationLinguistic
Known forModern-English Version
PartnerEgerton Coghill (Father)
Academic background
Alma materHaileybury & Exeter College Oxford
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford Royal Field Artillery
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