Joseph Emerson Worcester, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Emerson Worcester
American lexicographer
Date of Birth: 
About Joseph Emerson Worcester
- Joseph Emerson Worcester (August 24, 1784 – October 27, 1865) was an American lexicographer who was the chief competitor to Noah Webster of Webster's Dictionary in the mid-nineteenth-century.
- Their rivalry became known as the "dictionary wars".
- Worcester's dictionaries focused on traditional pronunciation and spelling, unlike Noah Webster's attempts to Americanize words.
- Worcester was respected by American writers and his dictionary maintained a strong hold on the American marketplace until a later, posthumous version of Webster's book appeared in 1864.
- After Worcester's death in 1865, their war ended.
Read more at Wikipedia