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Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865)

Author of Elements of history, ancient and modern

26 Works 59 Members

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Includes the names: Worcester J.e., J. E. Worcester, Joseph E. Worcester

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Works by Joseph Emerson Worcester

Elements of history, ancient and modern (2016) 8 copies
A pronouncing spelling-book of the English language (2017) 7 copies
Elements of geography, ancient and modern: with an atlas (1839) 6 copies
A dictionary of the English language (2017) 5 copies
A geographical dictionary, or universal gazetteer; ancient and modern (1823) 4 copies
An elementary dictionary of the English language 3 copies
A pocket dictionary of the English language 3 copies
Sketches of the earth and its inhabitants: with one hundred engravings. 2 copies
Worcester's academic dictionary: A new etymological dictionary of the English language (1910) 2 copies
A comprehensive dictionary of the English language 2 copies
A gazetteer of the United States, abstracted from the Universal gazetteer of the author; with enlargement of the principal articles 2 copies
A dictionary of the English language. By Joseph E. Worcester. 1875 [Leather Bound] 1 copy
A new primary dictionary of the English language 1 copy
A primary pronouncing dictionary of the English language 1 copy
Worchester's Comprehensive Dictionary 1 copy
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Birthdate
1784-08-24
Date of death
1865-10-27
Gender
male
Education
Phillips Andover Academy
Yale University
Occupations
lexicographer
Nationality
USA
Burial location
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Massachusetts, USA

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The Library of the American Lexicographer Joseph E. Worcester in Legacy Libraries (May 2018)
Joseph E. Worcester in Legacy Libraries (July 2016)

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Works
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Members
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ISBNs
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