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John Russell Bartlett

American bibliographer
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Oct. 23, 1805, Providence, R.I., U.S.
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May 28, 1886, Providence (aged 80)
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John Russell Bartlett (born Oct. 23, 1805, Providence, R.I., U.S.—died May 28, 1886, Providence) was a bibliographer who made his greatest contribution to linguistics with his pioneer work, Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States (1848). It went through four editions and was translated into Dutch and German. Appointed commissioner for the survey of the boundary between the United States and Mexico in 1850–53, he wrote as a result Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua . . ., 2 vol. (1854, reprinted ...(100 of 161 words)

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