The Professor And The Madman < 2025 >

A self-taught Scottish linguist and philologist who was appointed editor of the dictionary in 1879.

A retired American Civil War surgeon and Yale-educated physician who was confined to the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in England. The Unlikely Collaboration The Professor and the Madman

Facing an overwhelming workload, Murray issued a public call for volunteers to find the origins and usages of words. From his asylum cell, Dr. Minor became the project's most prolific volunteer, submitting more than over 20 years. The Professor and the Madman, by Simon Winchester (2005) A self-taught Scottish linguist and philologist who was

The story follows the monumental task of compiling the first edition of the OED, a project that took 70 years to complete. It centers on two main figures: The Professor and the Madman