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William Chester Minor (also known as W. C. Minor; 22 June 1834 – 26 March 1920) was an American army surgeon, psychiatric hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher. After serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War , Minor moved to England.
The book tells the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and one of its most prolific early contributors, William Chester Minor, a retired United States Army surgeon. Minor was, at the time, imprisoned in the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, near the village of Crowthorne, in Berkshire, England.
William Minor is the name of: William Chester Minor (1834–1920), American surgeon, prolific contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary; William J. Minor (1808–1869), American planter and banker in the Antebellum South; William T. Minor (1815–1889), American politician; William Minor (New York City), New York assemblyman; William Minor ...
Thomas Taylor Minor [1] was born on February 20, 1844, in Manepy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. He was a son of Eastman Strong Minor, part of an old and esteemed Connecticut family [ 2 ] [ 3 ] that descended from Thomas Miner , originally of Chew ...
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op 1; Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op 4; Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op 9; Piano Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op 19 (1838) Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor; Piano Concerto No. 6 in A minor; Caprice for Piano and Orchestra, Op 22; Adagio for Piano and Orchestra
Lane Kiffin works the spin room, furiously trying to position Ole Miss for a CFP bracket bid. It's a tough road, but he's got a case.
Stoli. Stoli Group USA, the owner of the namesake vodka, filed for bankruptcy in December. A number of things went wrong for the unit, including a slowing demand for spirits, a major cyberattack ...
Public memorial observances for Jimmy Carter will take place in Georgia and on Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., according to the White House and the Carter Center.