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Person
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Ogden, Charles Kay (1889-1957), linguisitic psychologist and author, who invented Basic English
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Description area
Dates of existence
1 June 1889 - 20 March 1957
History
Born 1 June 1889 at Rossall, Fleetwood, son of Charles Burdell Ogden and Fanny Hart. Educated at Rossall School.
Admitted to Magdalene in 1908 as a subsizar. Tutor: A. G. Peskett.
Originated Basic English, a simplified system of the English language intended as a uniform, standardised means of international communication.