Alice Gomme

Alice Gomme
Born
Alice Bertha Merck

(1853-01-04)4 January 1853
London, England
Died5 January 1938(1938-01-05) (aged 85)
London, England
OccupationFolklorist
OrganizationEnglish Folk Cookery Association
Notable workThe Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland
Children's Singing Games: with the Tunes to Which they are Sung
SpouseGeorge Laurence Gomme
RelativesArthur Allan Gomme
Arnold Wycombe Gomme

Alice Bertha Gomme, Lady Gomme (née Merck; 4 January 1853, London – 5 January 1938, London), was a leading British folklorist, and a pioneer in the study of children's games, and the first president of Florence White's English Folk Cookery Association.

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