Noah Webster
Noah Webster, Jr. (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843), was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the nation-state".Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the nation.
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Alias (AKA) | Webster Noah Jr. (full name) |
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Birth date | October 16, 1758 |
Birth name | Noah Webster Jr. |
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Date of death | May 28, 1843 |
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- http://1828.mshaffer.com
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- http://archive.org/details/acollectionessa00websgoog
- http://archive.org/details/agrammaticalins00websgoog
- http://bible.christiansunite.com/webindex.shtml
- http://books.google.com/books?id=GwhCAAAAYAAJ&dq=intitle:spelling+intitle:book+inauthor:noah+inauthor:webster&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=100&as_brr=1&ei=Rxz7S5LbIpPakAS4wqzDCQ
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- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?type=simple;c=nietz;cc=nietz;sid=fe45facade6b58737889d5eb52bcdb1b;rgn=full%20text;q1=american%20spelling%20book;view=toc;subview=short;sort=occur;start=1;size=25;idno=00acf7166m
- http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/DKitchen/new_655/webster_language.htm