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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Noah-WebsterNoah Webster | American Lexicographer & Educator | Britannica

    6 days ago · Noah Webster (born October 16, 1758, West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—died May 28, 1843, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book (1783) and his American Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol. (1828; 2nd ed., 1840).

  2. breakpoint.org › noah-webster-and-the-power-of-wordsNoah Webster and the Power of Words - Breakpoint

    2 days ago · Webster was a teacher and lawyer, an ardent supporter of the American Revolution, and a deeply committed Christian. In 1783, hoping to separate America from its cultural dependence on Europe, he published an American spelling guide that introduced most of the differences in spelling between American English and British English, many of which ...

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  4. hyperallergic.com › 912138 › tracing-the-500-yearTracing the 500-Year History of the English Dictionary

    May 8, 2024 · As Jack Lynch, professor of English at Rutgers University and co-curator of the exhibition, explained to Hyperallergic, “Noah Webster is a fascinating figure: an American patriot who just...

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  5. www.westhartfordlibrary.orgHome - West Hartford Public Library

    Noah Webster: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm: Bishops Corner: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Faxon: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Click here for full hours

  6. roughlydaily.com › 2024/05/07 › language-brings-withNoah Webster's Dictionary

    May 7, 2024 · When Noah Webster ’s first edition of the American Dictionary of the English Language was published in April 1828, it held 70,000 words, 12,000 of which were making their first appearance in dictionary form. Webster’s goals for the work were grand: “to furnish a standard of our vernacular tongue, which we shall not be ashamed to bequeath ...

  7. englishtranslateonline.blogspot.com › 2024 › 05Noah Webster and the Power of Words - Breakpoint - BreakPoint ...

    2 days ago · On May 28, 1843, Noah Webster died in New Haven, Connecticut. Webster was a teacher and lawyer, an ardent supporter of the American Revolution, and a deeply committed Christian.

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