Chrissie Maher
British plain English activist (born 1938)
Chrissie Maher (born 1938) co-founded Plain English Campaign, a company that promotes the clear use of English, particularly by businesses and official bodies. Chrissie was inspired both by the need for democratic language (information that could be understood by adults of all educational levels) and plain language champions such as Sir Ernest Gowers and George Orwell.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Chrissie Maher (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 1938.1
Companies
- Plain English CampaignFounder9
Career
Occupation: activist.4
- Date not recordedFounded Plain English Campaign3
Known for: Plain English Campaign.5
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited Kingdom6
Awards
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataChrissie Maher on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaChrissie Maher on Wikipedia
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- 8Wikidataaward, as reported
- 9WikidataPlain English Campaign, Founder