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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 135,127 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Henry Watson Fowler is the 183rd most popular linguist (down from 160th in 2019), the 5,393rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,043rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Linguist.

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  • 140k

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  • 38.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 183 out of 161. Before him are Lyle Campbell, Henry Sweet, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Monier Monier-Williams, Bo Ralph, and Sophus Bugge. After him are Rudolf Thurneysen, Rogier Blokland, and Ranko Matasović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 128. Before him are Edgeworth David, Anna J. Cooper, Harry Johnston, Charles Eastman, Katharine Drexel, and George Lyon. After him is Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1933, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 139. Before him are Eddie Lang, John Joly, Osvald Moberg, George Saling, Daphne Akhurst, and Emily Murphy. After him is Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 5,393 out of 7,765. Before him are James Callis (1971), Karl Shuker (1959), Coventry Patmore (1823), Willie Applegarth (1890), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), and Ronnie Allen (1929). After him are Tony Pulis (1958), Naomi Mitchison (1897), Anohni (1971), Atticus Ross (1968), Martin Keown (1966), and Ninian Stephen (1923).

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Among LINGUISTS In United Kingdom

Among linguists born in United Kingdom, Henry Watson Fowler ranks 16. Before him are John Lyons (1932), John Eliot (1604), Henry Liddell (1811), John Rupert Firth (1890), Alexander Melville Bell (1819), and Henry Sweet (1845).

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