The professor and the madman by Simon Winchester
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Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
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Subjects
English language, lexicography, English language, Lexicography, History and criticism, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, History, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, history and criticism, Lexicology, English language, etymology, English language, early modern, 1500-1700, Anglais (Langue), Oxford English dictionary, Lexicographers, Lexicographie, Study and teaching, Etymology, Americanisms, Biography, Dictionaries, English language, history
Places
United States, Great Britain, England, Grande-Bretagne, Angleterre, China, Englisch, Foreign countries, Germany, Grande=Bretagne, Hong Kong, Southern States, États-Unis
People
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Frederick James Furnivall (1825-1910), Herbert Coleridge (1830-1861), James Augustus Henry Murray Sir (1837-1915), Noah Webster (1758-1843), Philip Babcock Gove (1902-1972), H. Rocke Robertson (1912-), H. W. Fowler (1858-1933), Hendrik Poutsma (1856-1937), J. A. Simpson (1953-)
Times
Early modern, 1500-1700, 18th century, 17th century, 19th century, Middle English, 1100-1500, 20th century, Old English, ca. 450-1100, 16th century, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), 18e siècle

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Simon Winchester, 4 books
John Simpson, 3 books
Werner Hüllen, 3 books
Gabriele Stein, 3 books
Raymond, James C., 2 books
Julie Coleman, 2 books
Ulrike Rothe, 2 books
Werner Hüllen, 2 books
Howard Jackson, 2 books
n/a, 2 books
David Skinner, 2 books
Ammon Shea, 2 books
John D. Battenburg, 2 books
Ellen Johnson, 2 books
Thomas Herbst, 2 books
Henry Hitchings, 2 books
Phil Benson, 2 books
Henri Béjoint, 2 books
Sarah Ogilvie, 2 books
DeWitt T. Starnes, 2 books
R. W. Burchfield, 2 books
Maurizio Gotti, 2 books
James B. McMillan, 2 books
Simon Winchester, 2 books
Joseph Harold Friend, 1 book