Merriam, George, 1803-1880

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Publisher who, along with his brother Charles, purchased the unsold copies of the 1841 edition of Webster's Dictionary, revised it and was credited with popularizing and democratizing the dictionary. It became known as Merriam Webster Dictionary.

From the description of George Merriam letter to unidentified recipient [Jarvis?] [manuscript], 1869 Oct 22 (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 398135377

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associatedWith G. & C. Merriam Company. corporateBody
associatedWith G. & C. Merriam (Firm) corporateBody
correspondedWith Keith, Calvin, person
associatedWith Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 person
associatedWith Willard, Daniel, fl. 1848. person
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Birth 1803-01-20

Death 1880-06-22

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