Laurence Urdang (1927–2008)
Author of The New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, & Mispronounced Words
About the Author
Laurence Urdang is a professional lexicographer. Lexicographer Laurence Urdang was born in Manhattan on March 21, 1927. He served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. He graduated from Columbia University and did graduate work there in linguistics, but never completed his show more graduate degree. He was a lecturer in linguistics at New York University from 1956 to 1961. He helped create more than 100 dictionaries and reference books including -Ologies and -Isms; The New York Times Everyday Reader's Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, and Mispronounced Words; and a dictionary on synonyms and antonyms. In 1969, he started Laurence Urdang Associates, Ltd., which published about 150 books on words and language. In 1974, he found Verbatim, a quarterly newsletter on language. He died from congestive heart failure on August 21. 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Laurence Urdang
The Whole Ball of Wax and Other Colloquial Sayings: What They Mean & How They Started (1988) 14 copies
Mottoes: A Compilation of More Than 9,000 Mottoes from Around the World and Throughout History, With Foreign Examples… (1986) 4 copies
Holidays and anniversaries of the world : a comprehensive catalogue containing detailed information on every month and… (1985) 2 copies
The Random House Thesaurus a Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, More Than 80,000 Words (1988) 2 copies
The Official Associated Press Almanach 1973 (Successor to The New York Times Encyclopedic Almanac) 1 copy
Newnes Italian Dictionary 1 copy
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- Other names
- Claurene DuGran
- Birthdate
- 1927-03-27
- Date of death
- 2008-08-21
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Branford, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK - Occupations
- lexicographer
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- Works
- 73
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 2,180
- Popularity
- #11,749
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 120