(1977-04-02) 2 April 1977 (age 47) London, England
Occupation
Author
Language
English
Alma mater
Lincoln College, Oxford (1999)
Notable works
The Etymologicon, The Horologicon, The Elements of Eloquence
Mark Forsyth (born 2 April 1977)[1][2] is a British writer of non-fiction who came to prominence with a series of books concerning the meaning and etymology of English words.[3]
He is the author of best-selling[4] books The Etymologicon, The Horologicon, and The Elements of Eloquence, as well as being known for his blog The Inky Fool.[5][6][7][8] Forsyth's earlier work was based around the meaning of words and more specifically, obscure and out-of-use words. His first two books were featured on BBC Radio 4's series Book of the Week.[9][10]
In June 2012, Forsyth gave a TEDX talk entitled "What’s a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak".[11]
^"TED Speaker profile". TED. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Mark Forsyth, Grand National". NextShoot.com. Deep Book Productions. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
^Cite error: The named reference Paton, Aubrey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Stock, Jon (9 November 2013). "The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth: Telegraph bookshop corner. John Stock introduces the new book from the author of The Etymologicon". The Daily Telegraph. London (UK). p. 36.
^Christopher, Lissa (24 May 2013). "Lovers of writing pack venues as the words rain down". Sydney Morning Herald.
^Jeynes, Karen (1 February 2013). "Get solivagant with word trip". Cape Times.
^Evans, David (14 September 2014). "Paperback reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^Cite error: The named reference The Insight (December 2013) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week: The Etymologicon". BBC.co.uk. BBC. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"BBC 4 Book of the Week: The Horologicon". BBC.co.uk. BBC. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^"What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak". TED.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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