Allen Mawer

Sir Allen Mawer FBA
Born	(1879-05-08)8 May 1879 Bow, London, England
Died	22 July 1942(1942-07-22) (aged 63) Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality	English
Spouse	Lettice Mona Kathleen Heath ​ ​ (after 1909)​
Children	5
Academic background
Alma mater	Coopers' Company and Coborn School London University University College London Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	Hector Munro Chadwick W. P. Ker
Academic work
Discipline	Philology
Institutions	University of Sheffield Newcastle University University of Liverpool University College London
Main interests	Viking activity in the British Isles Toponymy of England
Notable works	The Vikings (1913) Place-Names of Northumberland and Durham (1920)

Sir Allen Mawer, FBA (8 May 1879 − 22 July 1942) was an English philologist. A notable researcher of Viking activity in the British Isles, Mawer is best known as the founder of the English Place-Name Society, and as Provost of University College London from 1929 to 1942.