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Lexicography: Quick Facts

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Noah Webster
Noah Webster
American lexicographer
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Johann August Eberhard
German philosopher and theologian
William Safire, wearing a gray suit and patterned tie, sits at a table gesturing with his right hand while speaking.
William Safire
American journalist
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Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye
French medievalist and lexicographer
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Paul Robert
French lexicographer
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William Salesbury
Welsh lexicographer
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Nonius Marcellus
Latin grammarian and lexicographer
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Ambrogio Calepino
Italian lexicographer