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Thomas James Wise
Thomas James Wise (7 October 1859 – 13 May 1937) was a bibliophile who collected the Ashley Library, now housed by the British Library, and later became known for the literary forgeries and stolen documents that were resold or authenticated by him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thomas James Wise: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center )〕
==Collecting career==
Wise began collecting books as a schoolboy, spending his pocket money at the barrows in Farringdon Street. He was a keen collector of first editions in original condition. His interests were Poetry followed by drama and his collection dating back to Elizabethan publications was an exhaustive representation.〔
His collection was funded by selling duplicates and acting as an agent for wealthy collectors. Wise was given an honorary M.A. degree by the University of Oxford and elected an honorary Fellow of Worcester College due to his services to bibliographical science. He become a member of the Consultative Committee of the Friends of the Bodleian〔 and was elected President of the Bibliographical Society in 1922–1924.
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