Noah Webster

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educator grammarian human language reformer lexicographer spelling reformer

Noah Webster was an American lexicographer, grammarian, and language reformer best known for compiling the first major American dictionary of the English language.

Aliases (1)

Noah Webster Jr. ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educator → grammarian → human → language reformer → lexicographer → spelling reformer →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	United States → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1758-10-16 →
dateOfDeath	1843-05-28 →
educatedAt	Yale College NERFINISHED → Yale University →
familyName	Webster →
fieldOfWork	English grammar → lexicography → spelling reform →
fullName	Noah Webster Jr. →
givenName	Noah →
influenced	American English orthography → American education →
knownFor	compiling the first major American dictionary of the English language → standardizing American English spelling →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	American nationalism → American spelling reform →
nativeLanguage	English →
notableWork	A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language → An American Dictionary of the English Language → Grammatical Institute of the English Language → The American Spelling Book →
numberOfChildren	8 →
occupation	author → editor → grammarian → lawyer → lexicographer → schoolteacher → textbook writer →
placeOfBirth	Connecticut Colony → West Hartford, Connecticut →
placeOfDeath	New Haven, Connecticut →
politicalAlignment	Federalist →
religion	Calvinism →
residence	Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → New Haven, Connecticut →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Rebecca Greenleaf Webster →
workLocation	Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Noah Webster ("Noah Webster Jr.") →	fullName
Grove Street Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Harper & Brothers →	notableAuthorPublished
American Enlightenment →	notableFigure
Hartford, Connecticut, United States →	notableResident