E. Cobham Brewer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. Cobham Brewer

British lexicographer

Date of Birth: 10-May-1810

Place of Birth: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1897

Profession: linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was 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.