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  1. Jul 5, 2005 · The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history.

  2. 『博士と狂人』(はかせときょうじん、The Professor and the Madman)は、2019年のアメリカ合衆国のドラマ映画。 監督は P・B・シェムラン (英語版) 、出演はメル・ギブソンとショーン・ペンなど。

  3. Mar 27, 2019 · In select theaters & On-Demand, May 10th. Based on the best-selling novel, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN tells the true tale of madness, genius, and obsession...

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  4. The Professor and the Madman DRAMA Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

  5. May 10, 2019 · Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

  6. Apr 12, 2019 · Back in 1998 when Simon Winchester’s book “The Professor and the Madman” was published, a film version was already imagined by quite a few reviewers, spurred on not only by the subject’s ...

  7. Oct 17, 2023 · “I found The Professor and the Madman both enthralling and moving, in its brilliant reconstruction of a most improbable event: the major contributions made to the great Oxford English Dictionary by a deeply delusional, incarcerated 'madman,' and the development of a true friendship between him and the editor of the OED. One sees here the ...

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