Fowler,Henry Watson

Fowler,Henry Watson
Fow·ler (fouʹlər), Henry Watson. 1858-1933.
British lexicographer who collaborated with his brother Francis (1870-1918) on The King's English (1906) and the Concise Oxford Dictionary (1911). He also wrote A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926).

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