Heather Ruth Wolfe (born 1971) is an American curator of manuscripts and archivist at the
Folger Shakespeare Library.
A "
Shakespeare detective", she has been noted for her research into the history of the
Shakespeare coat of arms.
She headed "Shakespeare Documented", a project to make contemporary texts involving Shakespeare available online,
and is involved in the similar "Early Modern Manuscripts Online" (EMMO) project.
At the Folger, her "Project Dustbunny" has yielded significant results from human cells gathered from 17th-century volumes.
Wolfe was elected as a Fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries of London on 16 February 2023.
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References
External links
Heather Wolfe at The Collation a
Folger Shakespeare Library blog
Heather Wolfeat
Rare Book School
Rare Book School (RBS) is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based at the University of Virginia. It supports the study of the history of books, manuscripts, and related objects. Each year, RBS offers about 30 five-day courses on t ...
See an illustrated manuscript of 16th-century coats of arms, including commentary on whether Shakespeare is worthy of one video at
Encyclopædia Britannica, narrated by Wolfe
Shakespeare Documented
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Shakespearean scholars
Folger Shakespeare Library
American archivists
1971 births
Living people
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London