13 Facts About Anne Pennington

Anne Elizabeth Pennington was a British philologist specialising in Slavic studies.

Anne Pennington was particularly interested in songs as well as the development of the language.

Anne Pennington's father was a manufacturer and her mother was a teacher.

Anne Pennington was born at their home in Pigeon Lane in the seaside town of Herne Bay.

Anne Pennington went to Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School before joining Lady Margaret Hall where she studied French and Russian and in 1955 she earned a first class degree from the University of Oxford.

Anne Pennington had met Boris Unbegaun who was to be her mentor and she followed in a similar field of study.

Anne Pennington continued at Oxford and in 1959 Lady Margaret Hall made her a fellow.

Anne Pennington's research focused on an account of Russia written by Grigory Kotoshikhin in 1666.

Anne Pennington frequently visited the Balkan Slav states although her studies included Bulgaria, Poland and what was then Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.

Anne Pennington was known for finding unknown works by Stefan the Slav.

Anne Pennington had an interest in music and she joined an Eastern Orthodox choir in Oxford.

Anne Pennington's translation was selected for "The Persea Series of Poetry in Translation," general editor Daniel Weissbort, with an introduction by Ted Hughes.

Anne Pennington died at a hospital in Oxford and after a service at her Lady Margaret Hall her ashes were buried in Oxford.