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Aug 26, 1998 · The Professor and the Madman was much better. Simon also goes into the creation of the OED ( not as detailed) and goes into a little detail of a few helpers. He concentrates much of his writing into the lives of Dr. William C. Minor a Civil War Union surgeon and James Murray a professor. There are a few B/W illustrations.
Sep 4, 1998 · Remarkably readable, this chronicle of lexicography roams from the great dictionary itself to hidden nooks in the human psyche that sometimes house the motives for murder, the sources for sanity, and the blueprint for creativity. Manchester Guardian journalist Winchester (The River at the Center of the World, 1996; Pacific Rising, 1991) turns from Asia toward that most British of topics: the ...
Oct 13, 2009 · The Professor and the Madman focuses on two men who made the creation of this dictionary their life's work. Professor James Murray, the original editor, and Dr. W. C. Minor, a contributor of more than 10,000 of the book's well over half million entries.
May 10, 2019 · Director, Writer. John Boorman. Writer. Todd Komarnicki. Writer. Written by SWITCH. on November 24, 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.
Watch The Professor and the Madman | Netflix. While working on the first Oxford English Dictionary, a scholar receives thousands of entries from a doctor with a lengthy vocabulary and dark secrets. Watch trailers & learn more.
