| Henry Watson Fowler |
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(1858 – 1933) The English lexicographer and usage commentator who was responsible for four key works in the history of philology: (1) The King's English (1906) (a usage guide he wrote with his brother Francis); (2) A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) (a more elaborate version of the above that has never been out of print since it was first published); (3) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English (1911), and (4) The Pocket Oxford Dictionary (1924). |