Allen Walker Read, 1906-2002. (News & Notes).Distinguished lexicographer A person who writes dictionaries. See computer lexicographer. , GS scholar, and professor emeritus of English at Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. , Dr. Allen Walker Read died in Manhattan on October 16, 2002, at the age of 96. Dr. Read was an Honorary Trustee of the Institute of General Semantics The Institute of General Semantics is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1938 by Alfred Korzybski, located in Fort Worth, Texas. Its membership roles include members from 30 different countries. , a prolific contributor to the General Semantics Bulletin, and an Alfred Korzybski Memorial lecturer. Dr. Read authored numerous books, (most recently America--Naming the Country and Its People, The Edwin Mellen Press, 2001) and was known as an expert on American place names and British and American slang. There were no immediate survivors. Dr. Read's wife Charlotte Schuchardt Read, who contributed immeasurably to the world of general semantics, died in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in July. |
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