William Craigie (historical)

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William Craigie was a Scottish philologist and lexicographer best known as one of the principal editors of the Oxford English Dictionary in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
human
lexicographer
philologist
areaOfInfluence English lexicography
historical linguistics
contributedTo historical lexicography of English
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer Oxford University Press
University of Oxford
familyName Craigie
fieldOfWork English language
lexicography
philology
genre dictionary
reference work
givenName William
knownFor work on the Oxford English Dictionary
languageOfWorkOrName English
name William Alexander Craigie
surface form: William Craigie
nationality Scottish
notableRole one of the principal editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
notableWork Oxford English Dictionary
occupation lexicographer
philologist
university professor
placeOfActivity Oxford
positionHeld editor of the Oxford English Dictionary
workPeriod early 20th century

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