William Warren Vernon
William John Borlase-Warren-Venables-Vernon (1834 – 12 November 1919)  was a British Dante scholar. He was mostly known for publishing previously unpublished works, being the first to publish Benvenuto Rambaldi da Imola's commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy. Early life and education 
Vernon was born in 1834. He spent some time in Italy with his father, George Venables-Vernon, before moving back to England to attend Eton College. He then attended Christ Church, Oxford as a commoner, but left in 1855 to get married before he could finish his degree. He returned to finish it twenty years later. Works 
In 1887, Vernon published Rambaldi da Imola's Latin commentary to Dante's Divine Comedy. The commentary was originally written around 1390, and had previously remained unpublished. In 1917, Vernon published an autobiography titled Recollections of Seventy-Two Years. Personal life 

Vernon was a Freemason who married Agnes Lucy Boileau, daughter of John Boileau, 1st Baronet. Awards and honours 

 Member of the Accademia della Crusca
 Gold medal from Queen Margherita
 Junior Grand Warden of England

References

External links 

 Online Books by William Warren Vernon
 Correspondence between Charles Eliot Norton and the Honorable William Warren Vernon
 Short bio (in Italian)

1834 births
1919 deaths
Dante scholars
English Freemasons
Order of Saint Olav
People educated at Eton College