James Murray

James Murray

male, deceased (1915)
James Augustus Henry Murray was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary" from 1879...
John Simpson

John Simpson

male, 56 years old
John (Andrew) Simpson is a British lexicographer and senior editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary (OED)". Simpson was co-editor of the second...

Edmund Weiner

male, 59 years old
Edmund Weiner was co-editor (with John A. Simpson) of the Second Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary" (1985–1989) and Deputy Chief Editor of...
William Chester Minor

William Chester Minor

male, deceased (1920)
William Chester Minor (W. C. Minor) (June 1834-March 26, 1920) was an American surgeon who made many scholarly contributions to the "Oxford English...

Robert Allen

male
Robert Allen is a British lexicographer who has written, edited, and published a wide range of books about the English language. He was formerly a...
Robert Burchfield

Robert Burchfield

male, deceased (2004)
Robert William Burchfield CNZM CBE (January 27, 1923 - July 5, 2004) was a scholar, writer, and lexicographer. Born in Wanganui, New Zealand, he...
William Craigie

William Craigie

male, deceased (1957)
Sir William Alexander Craigie, (August 13 1867 - September 2 1957), was a philologist and a lexicographer. A graduate of the University of St...
Herbert Coleridge

Herbert Coleridge

male, deceased (1861)
Herbert Coleridge (1830-April 23, 1861) was a British philologist, technically the first editor of what ultimately became the "Oxford English...
Gaston Gonnet

Gaston Gonnet

male
Gaston H. Gonnet is a Uruguayan computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his contributions to the Maple computer algebra system...
David Shulman

David Shulman

male, deceased (2004)
David Shulman (November 12, 1912-October 30, 2004) was an American lexicographer and cryptographer. He contributed many early usages to the Oxford...