Name Stuart Flexner | Role Lexicographer | |
Died 1990, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States Nominations National Book Award for General Reference Books (Paperback) People also search for Anne H. Soukhanov, Eugene Ehrlich, Robert B. Costello, Elaine Costello Books Speaking freely, Oxford American Dictionary, New Oxford American, Random House Unabridg, Listening to America | ||
Stuart berg flexner
Stuart Berg Flexner (1928–1990) was a lexicographer, editor and author, noted for his books on the origins of American words and expressions, including I Hear America Talking and Listening to America; as co-editor of the Dictionary of American Slang and as chief editor of the Random House Dictionary, Second Edition.
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Personal life
Flexner was the son of David Flexner and Gertrude Berg. He was twice married, firstly to Miriam Bogen and then to Doris Louise Hurcomb.
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