Wayne Gordon Hammond (born February 11, 1953 in

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) is an American scholar known for his research and writings on the works of

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Biography

Wayne Hammond was born in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

and then raised in

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. He earned a

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degree with Honors as an English major at

Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace Co ...

in 1975. He gained his

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degree in Library Science from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1976. From August 1976 to June 2015 he was Assistant Librarian of the Chapin Library of Rare Books at

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, and in July 2015 was promoted to Chapin Librarian. In 1994 Hammond married fellow Tolkien scholar

Christina Scull Christina Scull (born 6 March 1942 in Bristol, England) is a British researcher and writer best known for her books about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Biography Christina Scull was born in Bristol and was educated at the Redmaids' High Scho ...

and the two have since collaborated on several projects. John Garth describes Hammond and Scull as "two highly regarded veterans of Tolkien studies." Their book '' J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator'': won the 1996 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, one of five such awards that Hammond has won.

Books

* 1982 ''The Graphic Art of C.B. Falls: An Introduction''. * 1993 '' J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography'' – with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson * 1995 (with Wayne G. Hammond) '' J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator''.

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. * 2000 ''

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: A Bibliography''. * 2005 (with

) '' The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion''. Houghton Mifflin. * 2006 (with Christina Scull) ''The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder''.

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. * 2006 (with Christina Scull) ''

The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide ''The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' is a 2006 reference book by the husband and wife team of Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. It provides a detailed chronology of Tolkien's life in volume 1, and a reader's guide in volume 2. The s ...

''. Houghton Mifflin. Revised and expanded edition 2017.

References

External links

Official site of Wayne Hammond and Christina ScullInterview with Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull, 2007

Interview with Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull, 2011
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Wayne G 1953 births Living people People from Cleveland American writers Baldwin Wallace University alumni University of Michigan School of Information alumni Williams College staff Tolkien Society members Tolkien studies

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