EARLE, John, * Elston 29. I. 1824, † Oxford 31. I. 1903, englezki filolog. Nauke je svršio u Oxfordu, gdje je 1876 postao sveučilištni profesor za staroenglezki jezik (Anglo-Saxon). Iz toga područja napisao je mnogo stručnih djela i priručnika.

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