Anatoly Liberman

Anatoly Liberman

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Anatoly Liberman is a professor in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, U.S.A., where he...
Eric Partridge

Eric Partridge

male, deceased
Eric Honeywood Partridge was a noted New Zealand/British lexicographer of the English language, particularly of its slang. Partridge was born near...
William Safire

William Safire

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William L. Safire (born December 17, 1929) is an American author, semi-retired columnist, and former journalist and presidential speechwriter. He...
Barry Popik

Barry Popik

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Barry Popik (b. 1961) is an American amateur etymologist, a rated chess master who has competed in more than a hundred countries, and an...
Michael Quinion

Michael Quinion

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Michael Quinion is a British etymologist and writer. He runs the web site World Wide Words, devoted to linguistics.
John Ciardi

John Ciardi

male, deceased
John Anthony Ciardi (June 24, 1916 - March 30, 1986) was an American poet, translator, and etymologist. John Ciardi was primarily a poet, but he...
Allen Walker Read

Allen Walker Read

male, deceased
Allen Walker Read (June 1 or 2, 1906 - October 16, 2002) was an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words...
Isidore Of Seville

Isidore Of Seville

male, deceased
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: or), Latin: (c. 560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation...
Peter Tamony

Peter Tamony

male, deceased
Peter Tamony (October 9, 1902 - July 24, 1985) was an Irish American etymologist.
Lewis Thomas

Lewis Thomas

male, deceased
Lewis Thomas (November 25 1913 - December 3, 1993) was a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and...