Richard Huloet was a 16th-century English lexicographer. He was born at

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. He was a contemporary of

Peter Levens Peter Levens (1552-1587) was an English lexicographer. He was born in Yorkshire, and attended Magdalen College. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford University. He was a contemporary of John Withals, Richard Huloet, and ...

John Withals John Withals (d. ''circa'' 1555) was an English lexicographer. Withals was born and raised in London. Originally a schoolmaster, he was a contemporary of Peter Levens and Richard Huloet Richard Huloet was a 16th-century English lexicographer. H ...

, and

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. According to some sources,

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford D ...

and he were the first writers in the English language to use the term "

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". He was the author of the ''Abecedarium Anglico-Latinum'' (1552). The book was dedicated to Thomas Goodrich,

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and chancellor of England.

References

External links

* Richard Huloet's entry on Wikisource
Richard Huloet's entry in Encyclopedia Britannica
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