Adger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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David Adger
David Adger, (born 23 September 1967) is a Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London. Adger is interested in the human capacity for syntax. Adger served as president of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain from 2015 t ...
(born 1967), Scottish linguist
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John Bailey Adger John Bailey Adger (December 13, 1810 – January 3, 1899) was an American Missionary from Charleston, South Carolina. His father, James Adger, was very wealthy and influential in the city, and his nephew, James Adger Smyth, would later be mayor of ...
(1810–1899), American missionary and preacher
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James Adger Smyth
James Adger Smyth (June 8, 1837 – April 25, 1920) was Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina for two terms between 1896 and 1903.
Smyth was born on June 8, 1837, in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Thomas Smyth, was pastor of the Second P ...
(1837–1920), American politician
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Neil Adger
William Neil Adger (born 1964) is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter.
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh (MA Economics), Wye College, University of London (MSc Agricultural Economics) and the University of East ...
(born 1964), British geographer
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Robert Adger Law
Robert Adger Law (1879–1961) was an American Shakespeare scholar and full professor at University of Texas, and also formerly the editor of ''Texas Review'' (now ''Southwest Review'') at Southern Methodist University from 1915 to 1924. The Rober ...
(1879–1961), American literary historian
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