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List of lexicographers

List of lexicographers is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of lexicographers rather than just read about it. In short: This list contains people who contributed to the field of lexicography, the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries. A Maulvi Abdul Haq (India/Pakistan, 1872–1961) Baba-e-Urdu, English-Urdu dictionary Ivar Aasen (Norway, 1813–1896) Norwegian language Abu Amr Ishaq ibn Mirar al-Shaybani (Iraq, c. 738–828) Arabic Ilia Abuladze (Georgia, 1901–1968) Old Georgian Johann Christoph Adelung (Germany, 1732–1806) German…

Key takeaways

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Connect List of lexicographers to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of lexicographers from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

This list contains people who contributed to the field of lexicography, the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries.

A Maulvi Abdul Haq (India/Pakistan, 1872–1961) Baba-e-Urdu, English-Urdu dictionary Ivar Aasen (Norway, 1813–1896) Norwegian language Abu Amr Ishaq ibn Mirar al-Shaybani (Iraq, c. 738–828) Arabic Ilia Abuladze (Georgia, 1901–1968) Old Georgian Johann Christoph Adelung (Germany, 1732–1806) German language general dictionary George J. Adler (Germany/US, 1821–1868) German/English Robert Ainsworth (UK, 1660–1743) Latin Adam Jack Aitken (UK, 1921–1998) Scots language John Michael Allaby (UK, born 1933) English LSP Anthony Allen (UK, late 17th century – 1754) obsolete English words Robert Allen (UK, born 1944) English language general Amerias (Greece, 3rd century BC) Ancient Macedonian Ethan Allen Andrews (US, 1787–1858) Latin Vladimir Anić (Croatia, 1930–2000) Croatian general Vaman Shivram Apte (India, 1858–1892) English-Sanskrit Ġużè Aquilina (Malta, 1911–1997) Maltese language Aristophanes of Byzantium (Greece, 257–180 BC) Ancient Greek Sue Atkins (UK, 1931–2021) English/French bilingual Ali Azaykou (Morocco, 1942–2004) Berber languages

B Albert Bachmann (Switzerland, 1863–1934) Swiss German Francis Bacon (UK, 1561–1626) philosophy and science Nathan Bailey (UK, 1691–1742) English Johannes Balbus (Italy, died 1298) Latin Frederick W. Baller (UK, 1852–1922) Chinese Katherine Barber (Canada, 1959–2021) English Edmund Henry Barker (UK, 1788–1839) Classical languages Clarence Barnhart (US, 1900–1993) English general dictionary David Barnhart (US, born 1941) English Robert Barnhart (US, 1933–2007) English Louis Barral (France, 1910–1999) French and Monégasque Grant Barrett (US, born 1970) English dictionary of slang John Barrow (UK, fl. 1735–1774) navigation and science Marcos E. Becerra (Mexico, 1870–1940) Spanish language Richard Beckett (Australia, 1936–1987) English food guides William Bedwell (UK, 1561–1632) Arabic Ivan Belostenec (Croatia, 1594–1675) Illyrian and Latin Henning Bergenholtz (Denmark, born 1944) Danish LSP dictionary Eric Blom (Switzerland, 1888–1959) music dictionary Thomas Blount (UK, 1618–1679) English Robert Blust (US, 1940–2022) Austronesian languages Jean-Baptiste Boissiere (France, 1806–1885) French thesaurus Peter Bowler (Australia, living) English Abel Boyer (France, c. 1667–1729) French and English Dan Beach Bradley (US, 1845–1923) Siamese Henry Bradley (UK, 1845–1923) English general Jim Breen (Australia, born 1947) Japanese and English Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (UK, 1810–1897) English Francis Brinkley (Ireland/UK/Japan, 1841–1912) Japanese and English Nathan Brown (US/Burma/Japan, 1807–1886) Assamese and Japanese Aleksander Brückner (Poland, 1856–1939) Polish and German Kazimieras Būga (Lithuania, 1879–1924) Lithuanian John Bullokar (UK, 1574–1627) English language dictionary of hard words Robert Burchfield (New Zealand/UK 1923–2004) English language historical Arthur Coke Burnell (England and India, 1840–1882), co-compiler of Hobson-Jobson Anglo-Indian

C Ambrogio Calepino (Italy, c. 1450–1510) Latin Angus Cameron (Canada, 1941–1983) English Joachim Heinrich Campe (Germany, 1746–1818) German Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (UK/US, 1771–1817) Hebrew Edmund Castell (UK, 1606–1685) Oriental languages Robert Cawdrey (UK, c. 1538–1604) English Pranas Čepėnas (Lithuania/US, 1899–1980) Lithuanian Mohamed Chafik (Morocco, born 1926) Berber Robert L. Chapman (US, 1920–2002) English Nikoloz Cholokashvili (Georgia, 1585–1658) Georgian David Chubinashvili (Georgia/Russia, 1814–1891) Georgian Michael Chyet (US, born 1957) Kurdish Saïd Cid Kaoui (Algeria, 1859–1910) Berber Cigerxwîn (Turkey/Syria, 1903–1984) Kurdish language Henry Cockeram (UK, 17th century) English and Latin Herbert Coleridge (UK, 1830–1861) English language historical Elisha Coles (UK, c. 1608–1688) English Thomas Cooper (UK, c. 1517–1594) English and Latin Randle Cotgrave (UK, died 1634) English and French John Craig (UK, 1796–1880), English William Craigie (UK/US, 1867–1957) English language historical dictionary Jane Tapsubei Creider (Kenya, fl. 1989–2001) Nandi language Samuel Ajayi Crowther (Nigeria, 1809–1891) Yoruba

D Vladimir Dahl (Russia, 1801–1872) Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language Charles Anderson Dana (US, 1819–1897) English language encyclopedic dictionary Frederick William Danker (US, 1920–2012) New Testament Greek lexicon Đào Duy Anh (Vietnam, 1904–1988) Scholarly Vietnamese, Pháp-Việt Từ điển Khudiram Das (India, 1916–2002) Bengali-Santali John Davies (Wales, 1567–1644) Welsh and Latin Tomás de Bhaldraithe (Ireland, 1916–1996) Irish and English William Quinby De Funiak (US, 1901–1981) American and British Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda (Iran, 1879–1956) extensive dictionary in Persian Philip Delaporte (Germany/US, 1868–1928) German and Nauruan Francesco della Penna (Italy, 1680–1745) Tibetan and Italian bilingual Susie Dent (UK, born 1964) English Friedrich Christian Diez (Germany, 1794–1876) etymological dictionary of Romance languages Patrick S. Dinneen (Ireland, 1860–1934) Irish and English bilingual Josef Dobrovský (Czechoslovakia, 1753–1829) Slavic languages, Czech and German bilingual Jacob Ludwig Döhne (Germany/South Africa, 1811–1879) Zulu and English bilingual Franz Dornseiff (Germany, 1888–1960) German language thesaurus Henry Drisler (US, 1818–1939) Latin dictionary Konrad Duden (Germany, 1829–1911) German language general Edward Dwelly (UK, 1864–1939) Scottish Gaelic Thomas Dyche (UK, late 17th century – 1733) English language spelling

E Eugene Ehrlich (US, 1922–2008) English language general and specialised Ernst Johann Eitel (Germany/China, 1838–1908) Cantonese Chinese dictionary John Eliot (UK/US, 1604–1690) Native American Karim Emami (Iran, 1930–2005) Persian and English Leo James English (Australia/Philippines, 1907–1997) Tagalog and English bilingual Adolf Erman (Germany, 1854–1937) Ancient Egyptian Robert Estienne (France, 1503–1559) Latin thesaurus Daniel Silvan Evans (Wales, 1818–1903) Welsh and English bilingual Avraham Even-Shoshan (Belarus/Israel, 1906–1984) Hebrew language general

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of lexicographers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of lexicographers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of lexicographers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of lexicographers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of lexicographers

In research: List of lexicographers appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of lexicographers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of lexicographers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lexicographers, Lists of social scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of lexicographers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of lexicographers in simple terms?

This list contains people who contributed to the field of lexicography, the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries. A Maulvi Abdul Haq (India/Pakistan, 1872–1961) Baba-e-Urdu, English-Urdu dictionary Ivar Aasen (Norway, 1813–1896) Norwegian language Abu Amr Ishaq ibn Mirar al-Shaybani (Iraq…

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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