Noah Webster
Noah Webster was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". He authored a large number of "Blue-Back Speller" books which were used to teach American children how to spell and read.
Background
- Born in
- West Hartford
- Educated at
- Yale UniversityYale College
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1758
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Birth1843
Died
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