Editing Philology (section)

== In popular culture ==

In ''[[The Space Trilogy]]'' by [[C. S. Lewis]], the main character, Elwin Ransom, is a philologist – as was Lewis' close friend [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].

Dr. Edward Morbius, one of the main characters in the science fiction film ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', is a philologist.

Philip, the main character of [[Christopher Hampton]]'s 'bourgeois comedy' [[The Philanthropist (play)|The Philanthropist]], is a professor of philology in an English [[university town]].

[[Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld]], the main character in [[Alexander McCall Smith]]'s 1997 comic novel ''[[Portuguese Irregular Verbs]]'' is a philologist, educated at Cambridge.

The main character in the [[List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film]] in 2012, ''[[Footnote (film)|Footnote]]'', is a [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] philologist, and a significant part of the film deals with his work.

The main character of the science fiction TV show ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', [[Daniel Jackson (Stargate)|Dr. Daniel Jackson]], is mentioned as having a PhD in philology.