Noah Webster - Father of American Culture - Unknown Founder - Author of the Dictionary

Noah Webster - Father of American Culture - Unknown Founder - Author of the Dictionary

On this episode of Traveling Through History, we highlight an unknown Founder of America, Noah Webster, who was the author of the world's most popular dictionary, an educator, patriot, statesman, very influential writer in our history.  Webster focused his career on creating spelling books and text books for the American educational system, so that American language and culture could emerge and separate from Britain and Europe, so it reflected American values.

Noah Webster (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) 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 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.

He believed American nationalism had distinctive qualities that differed from European values.  In 1793, Alexander Hamilton recruited Webster to move to New York City and become an editor for a Federalist Party newspaper.  He became a prolific author, publishing newspaper articles, political essays, and textbooks.  He returned to Connecticut in 1798 and served in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

In 1806, Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language.  The following year, he started working on an expanded and comprehensive dictionary, finally publishing it in 1828.  He was influential in popularizing certain American spellings.  He played a role in advocating for copyright reform, contributing to the Copyright Act of 1831, the first major statutory revision of U.S. copyright law.  While working on a second volume of his dictionary, Webster died in 1843, and the rights to the dictionary were acquired by George and Charles Merriam.

We take a look at series of short videos about Noah Webster and his history and accomplishments, and we go over the 10 Interesting Facts and Noah Webster and his life.

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