Charles Kay Ogden
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| Born |
1 June 1889 Fleetwood, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 20 March 1957 (aged 67) London, England |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Linguist, philosopher, writer |
| Known for | Inventor of Basic English |
Charles Kay Ogden (/ˈɔːɡdən, ˈɒɡ-/; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts and philosophy, having a broad effect particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on behalf of a reformed version of the English language. He is typically defined as a linguistic psychologist, and is now mostly remembered as the inventor and propagator of Basic English.
Charles Kay Ogden was born at Rossall School in Fleetwood, Lancashire on 1 June 1889 to Charles Burdett Ogden (13 July 1849 - 10 December 1923) and Fanny Hart (1850 - 21 December 1944), who were married in 1888 at Chorlton, Lancashire. Charles Burdett Ogden was employed (in various capacities) at the Rossall School during the years 1873-1909. His son Charles Kay Ogden was educated at Buxton and Rossall, winning a scholarship to Magdalene College, Cambridge and commencing his undergraduate study of Classics in 1908.
He visited continental Europe to investigate methods of language teaching in 1912 and 1913. Ogden obtained an M.A. in 1915.
He founded the weekly Cambridge Magazine in 1912 while still an undergraduate, editing it until it ceased publication in 1922. The initial period was troubled. Ogden was studying for Part II of the Classical Tripos when offered the chance to start the magazine by Charles Granville, who ran a small but significant London publishing house, Stephen Swift & Co. Thinking that the editorship would mean giving up first class honours, Ogden consulted Henry Jackson, who advised him not to miss the opportunity. Shortly after, Stephen Swift & Co. went bankrupt. Ogden continued to edit the magazine during World War I, when its nature changed, because rheumatic fever as a teenager had left him unfit for military service.
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