Plaque

Henry Watson Fowler

Erection date: 2016

Inscription

Henry Watson Fowler, 1858 - 1933, grammarian and lexicographer, lived here 1900 - 1903.
English Heritage

Site: Henry Watson Fowler (1 memorial)

SW3, Paultons Square, 14

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Henry Watson Fowler

Lexicographer, grammarian and schoolteacher. Born at Tonbridge, Kent. He taug...

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