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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.
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
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.
Thomas T. Minor attended the local New Haven school. His half brother was Dr. William Chester Minor (June 1834 – March 26, 1920). Also known as W. C. Minors, he was an American surgeon who made many scholarly contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary.
William Thomas Minor (October 3, 1815 – October 13, 1889) was an American judge and politician from Connecticut. He served as the 39th Governor of Connecticut , Consul-General to Havana, Cuba and judge on the Connecticut Superior Court .
William Minor (born December 2, 1969) is an American poet. His first book, Tree on the Outside, was published by Coracle in 2010, followed by Pigeons and Pussy (Shearsman, 2013), [1] The Balthus Poems (Coracle, 2018), Pieces in the Form of a Pear (Black Centipede Press, 2020) and Flabby Preludes for a Dog (Sacred Parasite, 2024).
William Croft (baptised 30 December 1678 – 14 August 1727) was an English composer and organist. Life. ... Ground in C minor (D221), ...
51829 Williemccool (William C. McCool) Other American astronauts: 4763 Ride 7749 ... "Minor Planet Names: Alphabetical List" (21 April 2011).