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Henry Watson Fowler

1858 - 1933

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Henry Watson Fowler (10 March 1858 – 26 December 1933) was an English schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on the usage of the English language. He is notable for both A Dictionary of Modern English Usage and his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary, and was described by The Times as "a lexicographical genius". After an Oxford education, Fowler was a schoolmaster until his middle age and then worked in London as a freelance writer and journalist, but was not very successful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Watson Fowler has received more than 141,743 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Watson Fowler is the 206th most popular linguist (down from 182nd in 2019), the 5,961st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,380th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Linguist.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 206 out of 214. Before him are Rogier Blokland, Sophus Bugge, Daniel Everett, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Einar Haugen, and Geoffrey Hull. After him are Rudolf Thurneysen, Ian Hancock, Mary Haas, Michael Witzel, Ranko Matasović, and Ivan Yakovlev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 146. Before him are Anna J. Cooper, Joseph DeCamp, Charles Eastman, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Harry Johnston, and Katharine Drexel. After him are George Lyon, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1933, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 155. Before him are Saliamonas Banaitis, Ormond Stone, Eddie Lang, Edward Dillon, Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, and August Rodenberg. After him are Emily Murphy, and Julius Falkenstein.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 5,961 out of 8,785. Before him are Roberta Cowell (1918), Dominic Sherwood (1990), Ben Hardy (1991), Birdy (1996), Nigel Hitchin (1946), and James Wordie (1889). After him are DeObia Oparei (1971), Peter Robinson (1948), Douglas Henshall (1965), Beatie Edney (1962), Derek Fowlds (1937), and Amelia Warner (1982).

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Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom

Among linguists born in United Kingdom, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 17. Before him are Jane Ellen Harrison (1850), John Rupert Firth (1890), John Eliot (1604), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), Henry Sweet (1845), and Alexander Melville Bell (1819). After him are Ian Hancock (1942).

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