Never even heard of him, I'm afraid Jane. Who he?
Thanks for the kind words! Its Julian's baby, really, though - I'd not have been able to do any of it unless he'd invented it in the first place. Invented is perhaps the wrong word, mind - it would be more accurate to say that he brought two disparate areas of enquiry together. There's a potted history of the birth of Etymosophy in my blog...
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/user_profile.php?id=3401&show=weblog&weblog=13296
But you've probably already read it though, eh? I know you love us bloggers!
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TomBoo