William Ker
- Category : Writers-Fiction
- Type : ME
- Profile : 1/3 - Investigating / Martyr
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Planning 3
Biography
Scottish writer and scholar noted for his width of humane sympathies. Most of his works were done on medieval life. Ker was a professor of English literature, history and poetry, holding many important university posts before becoming the professor of poetry at Oxford in 1920. His noted works include "Epic and Romance" 1897 and "The Dark Ages," 1904.
Ker died suddenly from heart failure while hill walking in the Alps at Macugnaga, 17th July 1923.