Ebenezer Cobham Brewer | |
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![]() E. Cobham Brewer from a 1922 book | |
Born | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 2 May 1810 Norwich |
Died | 6 March 1897 Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire | (aged 86)
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Genre | Victorian reference works |
Notable works | Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, The Reader's Handbook |
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich[1] – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was a British lexicographer and the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.
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