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Stuart Berg Flexner (1928–1990)

Author of Oxford American Dictionary

18+ Works 2,447 Members 25 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Stuart Berg, Stuart Flexner, Stuart B. Flexner, Stuart Berg Flexner, Stuart Berg Flexner

Works by Stuart Berg Flexner

Oxford American Dictionary (1980) — Compiler — 518 copies

The Pessimist's Guide to History (1992) 432 copies

Random House College Thesaurus (1984) — Editor — 330 copies

Reader's Digest Family Word Finder (1975) 301 copies

Dictionary of American Slang (1960) — Author — 203 copies

Listening to America: An illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past (1982) 134 copies

I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrases (1976) 123 copies

Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley (1997) 120 copies

The pocket dictionary of American slang: A popular abridgement of the Dictionary of American Slang (1647) — Editor — 114 copies

How to Increase Your Word Power (1971) 65 copies

Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1994) 54 copies

Wise Words and Wives' Tales: The Origins, Meanings, and Time-Honored Wisdom of Proverbs and Folk Sayings, Olde and New (1993) 19 copies

Dictionary of Artists and Art Terms (The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture, Volume 4) (1981) 8 copies

The History of Art II: From the French Revolution to the Present (The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture) (1981) 7 copies

The History of Art I: From the Beginnings to the Late 18th Century (1981) 7 copies

Understanding Art : Themes, Techniques, and Methods (The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture, Volume 1) (1981) 7 copies

The Random House school dictionary (1983) 4 copies

Wise words and wives tales: the origins, meanings and time-honored wisdon of proverbs and folk sayings, olde and new. 1 copy

Associated Works

The Random House Dictionary (1966) — Editor, some editions — 708 copies

Random House Webster's College Thesaurus (1996) — Editor, some editions — 67 copies

Random House Dictionary of the English Language College Edition (1803) — some editions — 60 copies

Shogakukan Random House English-Japanese Dictionary (1994) 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Flexner, Stuart Berg
Birthdate: 1928-03-22
Date of death: 1990-12-03
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Place of death: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Places of residence: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Education: University of Louisville (BA ∙ MA)
Cornell University (1950-1952)
Occupations: lexicographer
editor
Relationships: Flexner, Doris Hurcomb (wife)
Flexner, Jennifer Leigh (daughter)
Flexner, Geoffrey Stuart (son)
Flexner, Gertrude Berg (mother)
Fleischaker, Rosa Lee (sister)
Organizations: Macmillan
Random House
Hudson Group

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Understanding Art : Themes, Techniques, and Methods… by Stuart B. (Editor) Flexner

Volume 1 of 4 of The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture

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The History of Art I: From the Beginnings to the… by Stuart B. (Editor) Flexner

Volume 2 of 4 in The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture

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The History of Art: II: From the French Revolution… by Stuart B. Flexner

Volume 3 of 4 of The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture.

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PendleHillLibrary | Jun 21, 2022 |

Dictionary of Artists and Art Terms by Stuart B. (Editor) Flexner

Volume 4 of 4 of the Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture.

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Awards

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National Book Award

I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrases (Finalist – General Reference Books (Paperback) – 1980)

NCTE Books For You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High

Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley (364434)

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Doris Flexner Joint Author.

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Statistics

Works: 18
Also by: 4
Members: 2,447
Popularity: #10,481
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 25
ISBNs: 52
Languages: 3

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