Who is the scholar of medieval English literature teaching at the institution founded in 1874?
T. L. Burton T. L. Burton (Thomas Lingen (Tom) Burton; born 1944) is an emeritus professor at the University of Adelaide and a reputed scholar of medieval English literature, language, and dialectics. He is the editor of the two volume "Sidrak and Bokkus", which once was one of the most popular books in Middle English. In addition to numerous publications on Middle English, Burton has also written books for a more general audience. He is a founding director of the Chaucer Studio, a non-profit organization which produces recordings in period pronunciation of Middle English texts and makes these available as instructional aids.
Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it. The important feature of Walter's foundation was that this "college" was to be self-governing and the endowments were directly vested in the Warden and Fellows.