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Peter Opie

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 24 1918
Died
0404 02 19821982
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Peter Opie was born in Cairo in the war-time British Protectorate or Sultanate of Egypt and was educated at Eton College. He was a specialist in children's literature and the customs of schoolchildren. He was joint winner of the £1,000 Chosen Books competition, with his autobiographical discursion The Case of Being a Young Man .

The couple met during World War II and married on 2 September 1943. The couple worked together closely, from their home near Farnham, Surrey, conducting primary fieldwork, library research, and interviews of thousands of children. In pursuing the folklore of contemporary childhood they directly recorded rhymes and games in real time as they were being sung, chanted, or played. Working from their home in Alton, Hampshire they collaborated on several celebrated books and produced over 30 works. The couple were jointly awarded the Coote Lake Medal in 1960. The medal is awarded by The Folklore Society "for outstanding research and scholarship".

Peter Opie died on 5 February 1982 at home, Westerfield House, West Liss, Hampshire.

Peter Opie

4.1/5 ( ratings)
Born
November 24 1918
Died
0404 02 19821982
Website
Go to Website
Peter Opie was born in Cairo in the war-time British Protectorate or Sultanate of Egypt and was educated at Eton College. He was a specialist in children's literature and the customs of schoolchildren. He was joint winner of the £1,000 Chosen Books competition, with his autobiographical discursion The Case of Being a Young Man .

The couple met during World War II and married on 2 September 1943. The couple worked together closely, from their home near Farnham, Surrey, conducting primary fieldwork, library research, and interviews of thousands of children. In pursuing the folklore of contemporary childhood they directly recorded rhymes and games in real time as they were being sung, chanted, or played. Working from their home in Alton, Hampshire they collaborated on several celebrated books and produced over 30 works. The couple were jointly awarded the Coote Lake Medal in 1960. The medal is awarded by The Folklore Society "for outstanding research and scholarship".

Peter Opie died on 5 February 1982 at home, Westerfield House, West Liss, Hampshire.

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