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William Dwight Whitney
American orientalist, linguist and lexicographer (1827–1894).
Born February 9th, 1827 in Northampton.
Died June 7th, 1894 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Occupations
lexicographer, librarian, linguist, translator, university teacher, writer
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