Joan Turville-Petre, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joan Turville-Petre

British linguist

Date of Birth: 10-May-1911

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2006

Profession: linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joan Elizabeth Turville-Petre (10 May 1911 – 9 March 2006) was a noted academic at Oxford University, England, in the field of Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic and Scandinavian language studies. Joan Turville-Petre (née Blomfield) was the daughter of Sam Blomfield of Colchester, Essex.
In 1930 she began her studies at Somerville College, Oxford University and she maintained a lifelong connection with the college.
She was a Tutor and Fellow from 1941 to 1946, a Lecturer in English from 1946 to 1965 and an Honorary College Research Fellow from 1965 until her death in 2006. On 7 January 1943, Joan Turville-Petre married Gabriel Turville-Petre, a fellow Oxford academic working in the same field.
J.
R.
R.
Tolkien and his wife were among the guests.
They had three sons: Thorlac Francis Samuel (born 6 January 1944), Merlin Oswald (born 2 July 1946) and Brendan Arthur Auberon (16 September 1948 – 6 December 1981). Joan Turville-Petre died at the age of 94.
Her funeral was held at St Michael's, Aylsham on 23 March 2006.