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Simon Winchester

Professor and the Madman, The

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The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED began in 1857, it was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was als… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-06-083978-9
  • EAN: 9780060839789
  • Produktnummer: 19382876
  • Verlag: Harper Perennial
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
  • Seitenangabe: 290 S.
  • Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.4 cm x D2.2 cm 364 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 364

Über den Autor


Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.

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