William Paton Ker
(1855–1923)

William Paton KerAnecdote 1...

Visiting a natural history museum, Ker and a young woman acquaintance paused in front of a display of seabirds. "What's that bird?" asked the girl.

"That's a guillemot
Common Guillemot
Guillemot is the common name for several species of seabird in the auk family.."

"That's not my idea of a guillemot."

"It's God's idea of a guillemot," said Ker.

Anecdote 2...

An energetic walker and lover of mountain scenery, Ker revisited the Italian Alps in 1923. Walking up the slopes of the Pizzo Bianco at Macugnaga
Monte Rosa at Macugnaga in the Italian Alps., he paused to remark to his companions, "I thought this was the most beautiful spot in the world, and now I know it." So saying, he dropped dead of a heart attack.


Biographical Note...

British scholar; professor of English at University College, London (1889-1922). Ker's most important work was in the field of medieval poetry, and his wide knowledge of European literatures is seen in such works as Epic and Romance (1897).


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