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Humphrey Carpenter
Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (April 29, – January 4, ) was an English biographer, author, and radio broadcaster, known for writing J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography and editing The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Biography[]
Carpenter was born, died, and lived most of his life in the city of Oxford. His parents were Reverend Harry James Carpenter and Urith Monica Trevelyan, who had training in the Froebel teaching method, for teaching children. As a child, Humphrey lived in the Warden's Lodgings at Keble College, Oxford, where his father served as Warden until his appointment as Bishop of Oxford. On leaving the Dragon School in Oxford, Humphrey studied at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, but returned to study English at Keble. During his appointment at BBC Radio Oxford, Humphrey met his future wife, Mari Prichard (whose father was Caradog Prichard, the Welsh novelist and poet); they became married in
His notable output of biographies include: J.R.R. T
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Humphrey Carpenter
English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster (–)
Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter (29 April – 4 January ) was an English biographer, writer, and radio broadcaster. He is known especially for his biographies of J. R. R. Tolkien and other members of the literary society the Inklings. He won a Mythopoeic Award for his book The Inklings in [1]
Early life
[edit]Carpenter was born in the city of Oxford, England. His father was Harry Carpenter, Bishop of Oxford. His mother was Urith Monica Trevelyan, who had training in the Fröbel teaching method.[2] As a child, he lived in the Warden's Lodgings at Keble College, Oxford, where his father served as warden until his appointment as Bishop of Oxford. He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford and Marlborough College. He returned to Oxford to read English at Keble College.[citation needed]
Broadcasting
[edit]Carpenter began his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Oxford a