Noah Webster
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Most Influential Person Across History
American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
Why Is Noah Webster Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Noah Webster Jr. was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His "Blue-backed Speller" books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language.
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