Walter William Skeat | |
|---|---|
| Deacon | |
 Skeat at his writing desk, no later than 1895 | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1835 London, England |
| Died | 6 October 1912 (aged 76) Cambridge, England |
| Spouse |
Bertha Clara (m. 1860) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Signature |  |
Walter William Skeat, FBA (21 November 1835 – 6 October 1912) was a British philologist and Anglican deacon. The pre-eminent British philologist of his time, he was instrumental in developing the English language as a higher education subject in the United Kingdom.
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