John Algeo

John Algeo
Born(1930-11-12)November 12, 1930
DiedOctober 13, 2019(2019-10-13) (aged 88)
Spouse
Adele Silbereisen
(died 2010)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Florida (PhD, 1960)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Georgia
Notable worksOrigins and Development of the English Language

John Algeo (1930–2019) was an American academic, trained as a linguist, and the author of one of the standard American textbooks on the history of the English language.

He was also a Theosophist[1] and a Freemason.[2] He was the Vice President of the Theosophical Society Adyar and, was a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia.

  1. ^ untitled page about theosophy, John Algeo's website. Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 26 September 2013.
  2. ^ untitled page about freemasonry, John Algeo's website. Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 26 September 2013.