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Alexander Harkavy
Alexander Harkavy (אַלעקסאַנדר האַרקאַווי, Александр Гаркави, Aleksandr Garkavi, May 5, 1863, born at Nowogrudok (נאַוואַרעדאָק), Minsk guberniya (governorate), Russian Empire (now Navah...
Alexander Harkavy (אַלעקסאַנדר האַרקאַווי, Александр Гаркави, Aleksandr Garkavi, May 5, 1863, born at Nowogrudok (נאַוואַרעדאָק), Minsk guberniya (governorate), Russian Empire (now Navah...
Alexandrine grammarians
The Alexandrine grammarians were philologists and textual scholars who flourished in Hellenistic Alexandria in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, when that city was the center of Hellenistic culture.
The Alexandrine grammarians were philologists and textual scholars who flourished in Hellenistic Alexandria in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, when that city was the center of Hellenistic culture.
Alexis Chassang
Alexis Chassang was a French translator.
Alexis Chassang was a French translator.
Antônio Houaiss
Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999) was a Brazilian lexicographer, writer and translator, who served as the Minister of Culture.
Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999) was a Brazilian lexicographer, writer and translator, who served as the Minister of Culture.
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (May 3, 1910 – February 28, 1989) was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Lí...
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (May 3, 1910 – February 28, 1989) was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Lí...
Barbara Ann Kipfer
Barbara Ann Kipfer is a linguist and lexicographer.
Barbara Ann Kipfer is a linguist and lexicographer.
Benjamin Hedericus
Benjamin Hedericus (1675–1748) is most notable as author of a Greek lexicon, which was widely used in the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.
Benjamin Hedericus (1675–1748) is most notable as author of a Greek lexicon, which was widely used in the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.
Cigerxwîn
Cigerxwîn or Cegerxwîn (pronounced Jigar Khwin) (1903 - October 1984) was a renowned Kurdish polymath, and nationalist.
Cigerxwîn or Cegerxwîn (pronounced Jigar Khwin) (1903 - October 1984) was a renowned Kurdish polymath, and nationalist.
Clemente Peani
Clemente Peani (1731–1782), also known as Clemens Peanius and Clemens di Gesù, was a member of Congregatio de Propaganda Fide who was involved in the preparation of Alphabetum gran...
Clemente Peani (1731–1782), also known as Clemens Peanius and Clemens di Gesù, was a member of Congregatio de Propaganda Fide who was involved in the preparation of Alphabetum gran...
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (אליעזר בן־יהודה ; 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Litvak lexicographer and newspaper editor.
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (אליעזר בן־יהודה ; 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Litvak lexicographer and newspaper editor.
Eliza Grew Jones
Eliza Grew Jones (March 30, 1803 – March 28, 1838) is noted for having created a romanized script for writing the Siamese language, and for creating the first Siamese-English dictionary.
Eliza Grew Jones (March 30, 1803 – March 28, 1838) is noted for having created a romanized script for writing the Siamese language, and for creating the first Siamese-English dictionary.
Eqerem Çabej
Eqrem Çabej (6 August 1908-13 August 1980) was an Albanian historical linguist and scholar who, through the publication of numerous studies gained a reputation as a key expert in the research in...
Eqrem Çabej (6 August 1908-13 August 1980) was an Albanian historical linguist and scholar who, through the publication of numerous studies gained a reputation as a key expert in the research in...
Ferdinand Kittel
Reverend Ferdinand Kittel was a priest and indologist with the Basel Mission in south India and worked in Mangalore, Madikeri and Dharwad in Karnataka.
Reverend Ferdinand Kittel was a priest and indologist with the Basel Mission in south India and worked in Mangalore, Madikeri and Dharwad in Karnataka.
Francis Mason (missionary)
Francis Mason (April 2, 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist, was born in York, England.
Francis Mason (April 2, 1799 – 3 March 1874), American missionary and a naturalist, was born in York, England.
Francisco J. Santamaría
Francisco Javier Santamaría was an influential Mexican writer and politician who is best remembered for his contributions to the study of Mexican literature and lexicography; he variously worked...
Francisco Javier Santamaría was an influential Mexican writer and politician who is best remembered for his contributions to the study of Mexican literature and lexicography; he variously worked...
Frank Horace Vizetelly
Frank Horace Vizetelly (1864-1938) was a lexicographer, etymologist and editor.
Frank Horace Vizetelly (1864-1938) was a lexicographer, etymologist and editor.
Frederick William Danker
Frederick William Danker was a noted New Testament scholar and the pre-eminent New Testament Greek lexicographer for two generations, during which he served as the editor of the Bauer Lexicon, u...
Frederick William Danker was a noted New Testament scholar and the pre-eminent New Testament Greek lexicographer for two generations, during which he served as the editor of the Bauer Lexicon, u...
G. Venkatasubbaiah
Prof. G. Venkatasubbaiah (ಪ್ರೊ ಜಿ.ವೆಂಕಟಸುಬ್ಬಯ್ಯ) (born August 23, 1913) is a Kannada lexicographer who has compiled over 10 dictionaries, edited over 25 books and published several papers.
Prof. G. Venkatasubbaiah (ಪ್ರೊ ಜಿ.ವೆಂಕಟಸುಬ್ಬಯ್ಯ) (born August 23, 1913) is a Kannada lexicographer who has compiled over 10 dictionaries, edited over 25 books and published several papers.
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
Ghil'ad Zuckermann is an Israeli-Italian-British-Australian linguist, expert of language revival, contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.
Ghil'ad Zuckermann is an Israeli-Italian-British-Australian linguist, expert of language revival, contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.
Hamlet Isakhanli
Hamlet Abdulla oglu Isayev is an Azerbaijani mathematician, poet, science- and sosial science writer, living founder of Khazar University and founding president during April, 1991 - September, 2010.
Hamlet Abdulla oglu Isayev is an Azerbaijani mathematician, poet, science- and sosial science writer, living founder of Khazar University and founding president during April, 1991 - September, 2010.
Harischandra Wijayatunga
Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga (විජයතුංග මුදලිගේ හරිශ්චන්ද්ර විජයතුංග; born October 25, 1931) is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician.
Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga (විජයතුංග මුදලිගේ හරිශ්චන්ද්ර විජයතුංග; born October 25, 1931) is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician.
Hori Mahue Ngata
Hori Mahue Ngata was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou; farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant and lexicographer.
Hori Mahue Ngata was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou; farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant and lexicographer.
Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari
Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari (died c. 1003–1009) was a Muslim Kazakh Turkic scholar and lexicographer from Farab.
Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari (died c. 1003–1009) was a Muslim Kazakh Turkic scholar and lexicographer from Farab.
Jack Halpern (linguist)
Jack Halpern (春遍雀來, ハルペン・ジャック) is an entrepreneur and linguist specializing in Chinese characters or Kanji.
Jack Halpern (春遍雀來, ハルペン・ジャック) is an entrepreneur and linguist specializing in Chinese characters or Kanji.
Jacob Ludwig Döhne
Jacob Ludwig Döhne (9 November 1811 Zierenberg - 2 June 1879 Fort Pine near Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal), was a lexicographer and philologist from the Berlin Missionary Society, who was responsible fo...
Jacob Ludwig Döhne (9 November 1811 Zierenberg - 2 June 1879 Fort Pine near Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal), was a lexicographer and philologist from the Berlin Missionary Society, who was responsible fo...
Jauhari
Jauhari, or Jawhari (full name Abu Nasr Isma'il ibn Hammad al Jauhari, often referred to as Johari or Johri in Arabic literature), (d.
Jauhari, or Jawhari (full name Abu Nasr Isma'il ibn Hammad al Jauhari, often referred to as Johari or Johri in Arabic literature), (d.
Jean-Charles Laveaux
Jean-Charles Laveaux was a French grammarian and translator.
Jean-Charles Laveaux was a French grammarian and translator.
Jean-François Féraud
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John Eliot (missionary)
John Eliot (c. 1604 – 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary to the American Indians.
John Eliot (c. 1604 – 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary to the American Indians.
John of Genoa
John of Genoa or Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298) was an Italian grammarian and Dominican priest.
John of Genoa or Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298) was an Italian grammarian and Dominican priest.
Jonah ibn Janah
Jonah ibn Janah, also known as Abu al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāh,, was a Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages.
Jonah ibn Janah, also known as Abu al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāh,, was a Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages.
Jose Villa Panganiban
Jose Villa Panganiban: JOSE VILLA PANGANIBAN (12 June 1903 – 13 October 1972) Lexicographer, professor, linguist, poet, playwright, author, lyricist.
Jose Villa Panganiban: JOSE VILLA PANGANIBAN (12 June 1903 – 13 October 1972) Lexicographer, professor, linguist, poet, playwright, author, lyricist.
Josef Jungmann
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Bohemian poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival.
Julius Pollux
Julius Pollux was a Greek or Egyptian grammarian and sophist from Alexandria who taught at Athens, where he was appointed professor of rhetoric at the Academy by the emperor Commodus — on ...
Julius Pollux was a Greek or Egyptian grammarian and sophist from Alexandria who taught at Athens, where he was appointed professor of rhetoric at the Academy by the emperor Commodus — on ...
Karim Emami
Karim Emami was a highly-regarded Iranian translator, editor, lexicographer, and literary critic.
Karim Emami was a highly-regarded Iranian translator, editor, lexicographer, and literary critic.
Kostandin Kristoforidhi
Kostandin Nelko Kristoforidhi (1826–1895) was an Albanian translator and scholar.
Kostandin Nelko Kristoforidhi (1826–1895) was an Albanian translator and scholar.
Ladislav Zgusta
Ladislav Zgusta was a Czech–American historical linguist and lexicographer.
Ladislav Zgusta was a Czech–American historical linguist and lexicographer.
Lazăr Şăineanu
Lazăr Şăineanu was a Romanian-born philologist, linguist, folklorist and cultural historian.
Lazăr Şăineanu was a Romanian-born philologist, linguist, folklorist and cultural historian.
Lazăr Șăineanu
Lazăr Şăineanu (, also spelled Şeineanu, born Eliezer Schein; Francisized Lazare Sainéan,, or Sainéanu; April 23, 1859 – May 11, 1934) was a Romanian-born philologist, li...
Lazăr Şăineanu (, also spelled Şeineanu, born Eliezer Schein; Francisized Lazare Sainéan,, or Sainéanu; April 23, 1859 – May 11, 1934) was a Romanian-born philologist, li...
Louis Frolla
Louis Frolla was a clergyman and writer in Monégasque, the national language of the Principality of Monaco.
Louis Frolla was a clergyman and writer in Monégasque, the national language of the Principality of Monaco.
Machir ben Judah
Machir ben Judah was a French Jewish scholar of the tenth and eleventh centuries, born at Metz, and brother of R. Gershom "the Light of the Exile" (Me'or ha-Golah).
Machir ben Judah was a French Jewish scholar of the tenth and eleventh centuries, born at Metz, and brother of R. Gershom "the Light of the Exile" (Me'or ha-Golah).
Magdi Wahba
Magdi Wahba (1925–1991) was an Egyptian university professor, Johnsonian scholar, and lexicographer.
Magdi Wahba (1925–1991) was an Egyptian university professor, Johnsonian scholar, and lexicographer.
Mahshid Moshiri
Mahshid Moshiri (مهشید مشیری) is an Iranian novelist and lexicographer.
Mahshid Moshiri (مهشید مشیری) is an Iranian novelist and lexicographer.
Marcos E. Becerra
Marcos E. Becerra (April 25, 1870 – January 7, 1940) was a prolific Mexican writer, poet, and politician.
Marcos E. Becerra (April 25, 1870 – January 7, 1940) was a prolific Mexican writer, poet, and politician.
Marcus Jastrow
Marcus Jastrow (June 5, 1829, Rogoźno – October 13, 1903) was a renowned Talmudic scholar, most famously known for his authorship of the popular and comprehensive A Dictionary of the Tar...
Marcus Jastrow (June 5, 1829, Rogoźno – October 13, 1903) was a renowned Talmudic scholar, most famously known for his authorship of the popular and comprehensive A Dictionary of the Tar...
Maria Odulio de Guzman
Maria Odulio de Guzman was a teacher, educator, principal, writer, and author.
Maria Odulio de Guzman was a teacher, educator, principal, writer, and author.
Marie de Garis
Marie de Garis (née Le Messurier), MBE (15 June 1910 – 10 August 2010) was a Guernsey author and lexicographer, who wrote the Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais (English-Guernésiais dictiona...
Marie de Garis (née Le Messurier), MBE (15 June 1910 – 10 August 2010) was a Guernsey author and lexicographer, who wrote the Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais (English-Guernésiais dictiona...
Mathias James O'Conway
Mathias James O'Conway, aka Maitias O Conmhai (3 February 1766 – 28 November 1842) was a linguist and lexicographer.
Mathias James O'Conway, aka Maitias O Conmhai (3 February 1766 – 28 November 1842) was a linguist and lexicographer.
Nayden Gerov
Nayden Gerov (Найден Геров), born Nayden Gerov Hadzhidobrevich (Найден Геров Хаджидобревич) February 23, 1823, Koprivshtitsa–October 9, 1900, Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian linguist, folkl...
Nayden Gerov (Найден Геров), born Nayden Gerov Hadzhidobrevich (Найден Геров Хаджидобревич) February 23, 1823, Koprivshtitsa–October 9, 1900, Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian linguist, folkl...
Niall Ó Dónaill
Niall Ó Dónaill (1908–1995) was an Irish language lexicographer from Loughanure, County Donegal, Ireland.
Niall Ó Dónaill (1908–1995) was an Irish language lexicographer from Loughanure, County Donegal, Ireland.
Nicolas Cleynaerts
Nicolas Cleynaerts (Clenardus or Clenard) (December 5, 1495 – 1542), Flemish grammarian and traveller, was born at Diest, in Brabant.
Nicolas Cleynaerts (Clenardus or Clenard) (December 5, 1495 – 1542), Flemish grammarian and traveller, was born at Diest, in Brabant.
Nonius Marcellus
Nonius Marcellus was a Roman grammarian of the 4-5th century.
Nonius Marcellus was a Roman grammarian of the 4-5th century.
Oros of Alexandria
Oros (Ὤρος) was a late classical/Byzantine lexicographer and grammarian active in the mid-5th century.
Oros (Ὤρος) was a late classical/Byzantine lexicographer and grammarian active in the mid-5th century.
Osbern of Gloucester
Osbern Pinnock of Gloucester (1123–1200) was an English Benedictine monk of St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, and a lexicographical writer.
Osbern Pinnock of Gloucester (1123–1200) was an English Benedictine monk of St. Peter's Abbey, Gloucester, and a lexicographical writer.
Paul Tuschihashi
Paul Yashita Tuschihashi, S.J. was a Japanese Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, astronomer, Sinologist, lexicographer, academic and administrator.
Paul Yashita Tuschihashi, S.J. was a Japanese Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, astronomer, Sinologist, lexicographer, academic and administrator.
Philipp Andreas Nemnich
Philipp Andreas Nemnich (1764-1822), German encyclopaedist, lexicographer and travel writer Nemnich was born at Dillenburg in Nassau, Germany on 3 January 1764.
Philipp Andreas Nemnich (1764-1822), German encyclopaedist, lexicographer and travel writer Nemnich was born at Dillenburg in Nassau, Germany on 3 January 1764.
Pierre Augustin Boissier de Sauvages
Pierre Augustin Boissier de Sauvages was a French botanist.
Pierre Augustin Boissier de Sauvages was a French botanist.
Pushpa Ratna Sagar
Pushpa Ratna Sagar was a Nepalese merchant, grammarian, lexicographer and pioneer pressman.
Pushpa Ratna Sagar was a Nepalese merchant, grammarian, lexicographer and pioneer pressman.
Pádraig Mag Fhloinn
Pádraig Mag Fhloinn, Irish scribe, fl.
Pádraig Mag Fhloinn, Irish scribe, fl.
Reinhard Hartmann
Reinhard Rudolf Karl Hartmann is a lexicographer and applied linguist.
Reinhard Rudolf Karl Hartmann is a lexicographer and applied linguist.
Robert Archibald Armstrong
Robert Archibald Armstrong, LL.D. (1788-1867), was a Gaelic lexicographer.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, LL.D. (1788-1867), was a Gaelic lexicographer.
Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen
María del Rosario Gutiérrez Eskildsen (Villahermosa, Tabasco, April 16, 1899 — Mexico City May 12, 1979) was a Mexican lexicographer, linguist, educator, and poet who is remembered for her studi...
María del Rosario Gutiérrez Eskildsen (Villahermosa, Tabasco, April 16, 1899 — Mexico City May 12, 1979) was a Mexican lexicographer, linguist, educator, and poet who is remembered for her studi...
Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam
Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam' or Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a (12th century) was rabbi of the North-African community of Kabez which flourished in the 12th century.
Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam' or Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a (12th century) was rabbi of the North-African community of Kabez which flourished in the 12th century.
Sandro Nielsen
Sandro Nielsen is a Danish metalexicographer associated with Centre for Lexicography at the Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, from where he received his PhD in 1992.
Sandro Nielsen is a Danish metalexicographer associated with Centre for Lexicography at the Aarhus School of Business, Denmark, from where he received his PhD in 1992.
Sextus Pompeius Festus
Sextus Pompeius Festus was a Roman grammarian, who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo in Gaul.
Sextus Pompeius Festus was a Roman grammarian, who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo in Gaul.
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was a notable Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan.
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was a notable Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan.
Solayman Haïm
Solayman Haïm, whose dictionaries appeared in English under the name Sulayman Hayyim, was an Iranian lexicographer, translator, playwright and essayist, often called "Iran's Father of the ...
Solayman Haïm, whose dictionaries appeared in English under the name Sulayman Hayyim, was an Iranian lexicographer, translator, playwright and essayist, often called "Iran's Father of the ...
Sumithra Mangesh Khatre
Sumitra Mangesh Katre (born 11 April 1906 in Honnavar, Karnataka; died 21 October 1998 in San Josa, California) was an Indian lexicographer and linguist.
Sumitra Mangesh Katre (born 11 April 1906 in Honnavar, Karnataka; died 21 October 1998 in San Josa, California) was an Indian lexicographer and linguist.
Sven Lidman (lexicographer)
Sven Lidman (3 December 1921 - 28 February 2011), was a Swedish lexicographer living in Stockholm, son of the writer Sven Lidman.
Sven Lidman (3 December 1921 - 28 February 2011), was a Swedish lexicographer living in Stockholm, son of the writer Sven Lidman.
Tadhg Ó Neachtain
Tadhg Ó Neachtain, Irish writer, scribe, lexicographer, c.1670-c.1752.
Tadhg Ó Neachtain, Irish writer, scribe, lexicographer, c.1670-c.1752.
Tal Ilan
Tal Ilan (born 1956) is an Israeli-born historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer.
Tal Ilan (born 1956) is an Israeli-born historian, notably of women's history in Judaism, and lexicographer.
Theodore Kavalliotis
Theodore Kavalliotis (Θεόδωρος Αναστασίου Καβαλλιώτης, Teodor Kavalioti, 1718 – 11 August 1789) was a Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment.
Theodore Kavalliotis (Θεόδωρος Αναστασίου Καβαλλιώτης, Teodor Kavalioti, 1718 – 11 August 1789) was a Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment.
Thomas Cooper (bishop)
Thomas Cooper (or Couper) (c.
Thomas Cooper (or Couper) (c.
Tofig Abbasguliyev
Tofig Asgar oglu Abbasguliyev is a lexicographer, scholar of linguistics and the current director of the Khazar University Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center.
Tofig Asgar oglu Abbasguliyev is a lexicographer, scholar of linguistics and the current director of the Khazar University Dictionary and Encyclopedia Center.
Uriel Weinreich
Uriel Weinreich (אוריאל ווײַנרײַך; 1926 – 30 March 1967) was a linguist at Columbia University.
Uriel Weinreich (אוריאל ווײַנרײַך; 1926 – 30 March 1967) was a linguist at Columbia University.
Verrius Flaccus
Marcus Verrius Flaccus (ca. 55 BC – AD 20) was a Roman grammarian and teacher who flourished under Augustus and Tiberius.
Marcus Verrius Flaccus (ca. 55 BC – AD 20) was a Roman grammarian and teacher who flourished under Augustus and Tiberius.
Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid
Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid (Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, ياسين عثمان كينايديض) (born 1919-) is a Somali intellectual.
Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid (Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, ياسين عثمان كينايديض) (born 1919-) is a Somali intellectual.