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Noah Webster

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American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

Born 1758
Died 1843

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  • Cover of: A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the English language, abridged from the Webster's American dictionary ...

    First published in 1856 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The elementary spelling book: being an improvement on the American spelling book

    First published in 1833 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Webster's Giant illustrated dictionary, new

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Webster's new secondary school dictionary

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Webster's New World dictionary of the American language.

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Webster's new twentieth century dictionary of the English language, unabridged

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Plea for a miserable world: I. An address, delivered at the laying of the corner stone of the building erecting for the charity institution in Amherst, Massachusetts, August 9, 1820

    First published in 1820 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Collection of essays and fugitiv writings: On moral, historical, politicl and literary subjects

    First published in 1790 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A manual of useful studies for the instruction of young persons of both sexes, in families and schools

    First published in 1842 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A rod for the fool's back: [Four lines from Psalms]

    First published in 1800 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: To the friends of literature / [Noah Webster]

    First published in 1839 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A brief history of epidemic and pestilential diseases: with the principal phenomena of the physical world, which precede and accompany them, and observations deduced from the facts stated ...

    First published in 1799 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An examination into the leading principles of the federal constitution proposed by the late convention held at Philadelphia: With answers to the principal objections that have been raised against the system

    First published in 1887 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The prompter, or, A commentary on common sayings and subjects, which are full of common sense, the best sense in the world

    First published in 1792 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, in the common version

    First published in 1841 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Series of books for systematic instruction in the English language

    First published in 1841 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Biography for the use of schools

    First published in 1830 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The elementary primer, or First lessons for children: being an introduction to The elementary spelling book

    First published in 1832 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Elements of useful knowledge

    First published in 1815 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

Born 1758
Died 1843

Subjects

English language, Dictionaries, Early works to 1800, Spellers, History, Grammar, Orthography and spelling, Politics and government, Readers, Juvenile Dictionaries, Anglais (Langue), Pronunciation, Textbooks, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Readers (Primary), Yellow fever, Biography, Commerce, Conduct of life, Fourth of July orations, Orthographe, Syllabaires, Bible, Juvenile literature, Political science

Places

United States, Connecticut, Confederate States of America, France, New York (N.Y.), Africa, Asia, Europe, Frontière du Nord-Est (États-Unis), Great Britain, Madawaska, Madawaska (County), Madawaska (Me.), Madawaska (N.B. : County), Maine, New Brunswick, Northeast boundary of the United States

People

Noah Webster (1758-1843), Abraham Bishop (1763-1844), Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), John Adams (1735-1826), Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), Webster family, Charles Richardson (1775-1865), Charles Stewart Daveis (1788-1865), George Washington (1732-1799), John Pickering (1777-1846), Samuel Bishop (1723-1803), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), William Currie (1754-1828)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1775-1865, 1783-1789, 1797-1801, 1801-1809, 1800-1870, Confederation, 1783-1789, Revolution, 1775-1783, Revolution, 1789-1799, 1500-1799, 1500-1800, 1783-1809, 1793, 1798, 1801-1861, To 1865

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
August 17, 2010 Edited by jmdyck Add WP link
August 17, 2010 Edited by jmdyck merge authors
July 13, 2010 Created by EdwardBot add a new author