Occupation: Lexicographer

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Occupation: Lexicographer

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nathan Bailey Lexicographer ? 27-Jun-1742 Dictionarium Britannicum

Ambrose Bierce Author 24-Jun-1842 c. 1914 The Devil's Dictionary

Edmund Castell Lexicographer 1606 1685 Lexicon Heptaglotton

Sir Thomas Elyot Scholar c. 1490 26-Mar-1546 Boke named the Governour

William Torrey Harris Educator 10-Sep-1835 5-Nov-1909 US Commissioner of Education

Samuel Johnson Lexicographer 18-Sep-1709 13-Dec-1784 A Dictionary of the English Language

Clement Clarke Moore Poet 15-Jul-1779 10-Jul-1863 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Eric S. Raymond Computer Programmer 4-Dec-1957 The New Hacker's Dictionary

Suïdas Lexicographer fl. 10th c. AD fl. 10th c. AD Byzantine Greek lexicographer

Fausto Veranzio Engineer 1551 27-Jan-1617 Tested Da Vinci's parachute

Noah Webster Lexicographer 16-Oct-1758 28-May-1843 Webster's Dictionary

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