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John Walker (lexicographer)
1807Aug, 1

John Walker (lexicographer)

John Walker, English actor, philologist, and lexicographer (b. 1732)
John Walker (18 March 1732, in Colney Hatch, Middlesex – 1 August 1807, in London) was an English stage actor, philologist and lexicographer.

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    Fort Ricasoli

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  • 22May

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