C. K. Ogden

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 1 Jun 1889
Died 21 Mar 1957
Activity 1909-1957

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Born in England
Active in England

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Man/ Woman of Letters

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Ogden's Works

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Preliminary Entry: Linguist who co-authored the seminal text

The Meaning of Meaning

and developed the system of Basic English, which he described as “A language of eight hundred and fifty English words which will say clearly and simply almost everything we normally say with fifteen or twenty thousand” and which was enthusiastically promoted by Winston Churchill. See our entry on I. A. Richards, Ogden's friend and collaborator, for more information

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "C. K. Ogden". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 August 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5970, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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