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Nathan Bailey
(1601–1742)
Lexicographer
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Nathan Bailey was a lexicographer from the Kingdom of Great Britain, best known for An universal etymological English dictionary.
Quick Facts About Nathan Bailey
- Born
- January 1, 1601
- Died
- June 27, 1742
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Profession
- Lexicographer
- Notable works
- An universal etymological English dictionary
About Nathan Bailey
Nathan Bailey, was an English philologist and lexicographer. He was the author of several dictionaries, including his Universal Etymological Dictionary, which appeared in some 30 editions between 1721 and 1802. Bailey's Dictionarium Britannicum was the primary resource mined by Samuel Johnson for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755).
Biography source: Wikipedia
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