List of contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary

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The following writers contributed to the Oxford English Dictionary .

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Chief editors

Chief editors of the OED [1] [ dead link ]
NameDates of chief editorshipNotes
Herbert Coleridge 1858–61Preliminary work. Died in office.
Frederick J. Furnivall 1861–70Preliminary work. Resigned.
James Murray 1879–19151st edition. Died in office.
Henry Bradley 1915–231st edition. Joined 1887. Died in office.
William Craigie 1923–331st edition and 1st Supplement, jointly with Onions. Joined 1901.
Charles Talbut Onions 1923–331st edition and 1st Supplement, jointly with Craigie. Joined 1914.
Robert Burchfield 1957–862nd Supplement
Edmund Weiner 1985–892nd edition jointly with Simpson; also worked on 3rd edition. Joined 1977.
John Simpson 1985–20132nd edition jointly with Weiner; 3rd edition chief editor from 1993. Joined 1976.
Michael Proffitt 2013–3rd edition. Joined 1989.

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