Enid Welsford | |
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Born | Enid Elder Hancock Welsford 26 February 1892 Harrow on the Hill, England |
Died | 4 December 1981 Cambridge, England | (aged 89)
Resting place | Harrow |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University College, London; Newnham College, Cambridge |
Notable works | The Fool: his Social and Literary History (1935) |
Notable awards | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize (1928, 1967) |
Enid Elder Hancock Welsford (26 February 1892, Harrow on the Hill – 4 December 1981, Cambridge) was an English literary scholar, a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, and twice winner of the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize – in 1928 and 1967. She is best known for her book The Fool: his Social and Literary History, published in 1935.