previous            A–Z            next        William Courthope Pseudonym:        Homo Novus William Courthope (1842–1917) was an English critic and man of letter and from 1985 to 1901 briefly was the ceremonial Professor of Poetry at Oxford University; he called himself Homo Novus [a new man]. Source: Room, A. (1981), ‘Invented Names’, Naming Names, p.44 previous            A–Z            next