Born: | 16 October 1758 Comment | When did Noah Webster die? / Died | 28 May 1843 | How many years did Noah Webster live? / Lived | 84 years | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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Noah Webster facts
- (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author
- He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education"
- His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education
- According to Ellis (1979), he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the nation-state
- Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language
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