W. F. Ryan

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William Francis Ryan (1937–2023), usually known as W.F. Ryan or Will Ryan,[1] was a British librarian and scholar of Russian language and culture,[2] who was described as "one of the world's foremost experts" on Russian magic and witchcraft.[3]

Ryan was Emeritus Professor and Honorary Fellow,

The Warburg Institute, University of London.[4] Ryan died in 2023.[1]

Career

Between 1967 and 1976, Ryan was a lecturer in Russian Language and Literature at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. In 1976 he was appointed Academic Librarian at the Warburg Institute, University of London, a position he held until 2002.[5]

In 1999, Ryan published The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia (1999), which was described by one reviewer as "the most thorough and detailed study to date on the magic and divination of Russian and Eastern Slav peoples".[6]

Recognition

Ryan was elected as Fellow of the British Academy in 2000.[5] In 2005 Ryan delivered the British Library's Panizzi Lectures, on ‘The Magic of Russia’, which were published in 2006.[7] Between 2005 and 2008 Ryan served as President of the Folklore Society.[8]

Selected publications

  • Ryan, W. F; Schmitt, Charles B (eds) (1983). Pseudo-Aristotle the secret of secrets: sources and influences. London: The Warburg Institute.
    OCLC
    848737353.
  • Schmitt, Charles Bernard; Ryan, W. F; Kraye, Jill (eds) (1986). Pseudo-Aristotle in the Middle Ages: the theology and other texts. London: Warburg Institute.
    OCLC
    884261018.
  • Ryan, W. F; Norman, Peter (eds) (1995). The Penguin Russian dictionary. London: Penguin.
    OCLC
    477191306.
  • Ryan, W. F (1999). The bathhouse at midnight: an historical survey of magic and divination in Russia. Stroud: Sutton.
    OCLC
    767558870.
  • Ryan, W. F (2006). The Panizzi lectures 2005: Russian magic at the British Library: books, manuscripts, scholars, travellers. London: British Library.
    OCLC
    506180806.
  • Burnett, Charles; Ryan, W. F (eds) (2006). Magic and the classical tradition. London; Turin: The Warburg Institute ; Nino Aragno.
    OCLC
    804851957.
  • Kapaló, J. A.; Pócs, Éva; Ryan, W.F. (eds) (2013). The power of words: studies on charms and charming in Europe. Budapest; New York: Central European University Press.
    OCLC
    903379636.
  • Ryan, W. F; Taube, Moshe (eds) (2019). The Secret of Secrets: The East Slavic Version. Introduction, Text, Annotated Translation, and Slavic Index. London: The Warburg Institute.
    OCLC
    1182800516.

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor W. F. Ryan FBA (1937-2023)". The Warburg Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ^ "William Francis Ryan (1937-2023)". The Folklore Society. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ^ "The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia By W. F. Ryan". www.psupress.org. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  4. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4
    . Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  5. ^ a b "Professor William Ryan FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. S2CID 216645020
    .
  7. OCLC 506180806
    .
  8. S2CID 162133197
    .
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