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E. Cobham Brewer

British lexicographer

Died when: 86 years 300 days (1041 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

E. Cobham Brewer

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was a British lexicographer and the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.


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