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Whiter, Walter, 1758-1832 (clergyman and philologist)

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  • Existence: 1758 - 1832

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Walter Whiter (1758-1832), clergyman, philologist

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Collections of Walter Whiter for the remaining portions of his Etymological Dictionary, 1825 - 1826

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Oo.07.33-MS Oo.07.41
Scope and Contents Collections of Walter Whiter for the remaining portions of his Etymological Dictionary, of which two volumes were published at Cambridge, 1811, 1825. Outside the first bundle is written, 'Finished for the Press, Oct. 30th 1826, the day at which I had arrived at the sixty eighth year of my age.' Outside the second, 'Ready for the Press. This was again examined and corrected some years after it was written. The examination was finished June 30, 1829.' Outside the third and fourth, 'Ready for...
Dates: 1825 - 1826
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