Charles Annandale (1843–1915) was a Scottish

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

, primarily of reference books. The Concise English Dictionary by Charles Annandale

Life

He was born at

Fordoun Fordoun ( gd, Fordun) (Pronounced "For-Dun") is a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Fothirdun (possibly "the lower place"), as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns. Fordoun and Auchenblae, t ...

on 26 August 1843, the son of James Annandale. He graduated M.A. from the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...

in 1867, and later received an honorary degree there in 1885.''Roll of the Graduates of the University of Aberdeen, 1860–1900'' (1906)
/ref> received his M.A. in 1867 and LL.D. in 1885 He edited the revision of John Ogilvie's ''

Imperial Dictionary of the English Language ''The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language'': ''A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological'', edited by Rev. John Ogilvie (1797–1867), was an expansion of the 1841 second edition of Noah Webster's ''American ...

'' and several abridgements, including ''The Student's English Dictionary'' and '' The Concise English Dictionary''. Other works he edited include ''

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'', '' The Popular Encyclopedia'', ''The Works of

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

'', and ''

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''.

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