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William Smith
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English lexicographer (1813–1893)
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William Smith (1813–1893) was an English lexicographer, linguist, classical philologist, and writer. Born in London, he was educated at University College London and held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Smith was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. He died in London and is buried at Highgate Cemetery.
His field of work was lexicography, and he wrote in English. Among his notable works are *The history of the decline and the fall of the Roman Empire*, *Periēgētēs Athēnōn*, *A new self-pronouncing dictionary of the Bible*, *The Apology of Socrates, the Crito, and part of the Phaedo*, and the *Oxford Dictionary of English proverbs*. His archives are held at the National Library of Wales.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1813
- Died
- 1893
- Works
- 479
Top works
- A smaller history of Rome
- Principia latina.--Part 1.
- The history of the decline and the fall of the Roman Empire
- Periēgētēs Athēnōn
- A new self-pronouncing dictionary of the Bible
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- literary editor
- Educated at
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Field of work
- lexicography
- Image
- Sir William Smith lexicographer 1.PNG
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- Commons category
- William Smith (lexicographer)
- date of birth
- 1813-05-20
- date of death
- 1893-10-07
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- name in native language
- William Smith
- ethnic group
- English people
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- William Smith (lexicographer)
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
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