Peter Gilliver is a lexicographer and associate editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Career In 2016 Gilliver published a history of the OED, which took most of the previous decade to write.
He and his partner sing in various choirs, including the Oxford Bach Choir (which they came to administer by 2021), and Fiori Musicali.
Credits
Television TitleRoleProductionDateBalderdash and PiffleOED PanelBBC2006–2007University Challenge: The ProfessionalsOUP CaptainBBC12 July & 6 September 2004Imagine: An A-Z of the OEDOED HistorianBBC18 December 2003
Publications
See also Oxford English Dictionary John Simpson (lexicographer) Edmund Weiner
References
External links (video) 14th stop: Newcastle: A different English accent - a discussion on regional accents (and whether they get into the OED) [2019-11-17: link no longer functional; archived version substituted (2023-12-3 that now no longer functional either)]
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