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Henry Watson Fowler

British lexicographer and linguist (1858–1933)

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Field of work
English language
Dictionary, Polyglot
Lexicography

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Works from the collections

5 works

    • Books

    The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles / prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler, J. Coulson ; revised and edited by C.T. Onions.

    Little, William, 1848-1922. | Date: 1933
    • Books

    The concise Oxford dictionary of current English.

    | Date: 1990
    • Books

    The concise Oxford dictionary of current English : based on the Oxford English dictionary and its supplements.

    | Date: 1976
    • Books

    The new Fowler's modern English usage / first edited by H.W. Fowler.

    Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933. | Date: 1996
    • Books

    The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles / prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler and Jessie Coulson ; revised and edited by C.T. Onions.

    Little, William, 1848-1922. | Date: 1990, ©1973

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