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Nebraska Authors

Jay Fussell

AKA: Jerome J.

Born 1921-02-16 Webb City, MI (USA)

Died 1996
Lincoln, NE (USA)

As Religion Editor of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, he was a leading authority in defining religious vocabulary and terminology. He has worked as an editor or publishing director for the United Church of Christ, Philadelphia, PA, and the Conservation and Survey Division at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Places Lived

Webb City, MO
Quapaw, OK,
Chicago, IL
Lincoln, NE
Pleasant Dale, NE
California
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania

Author Of

  • Journalism
  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Journalism; Dictionaries

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, 1946, University of Missouri
Master of Arts Degree, 1949, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D., 1951, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Occupation

Lexicographer
Assistant Editor of Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary
Editor
Author

Places Worked

University of Nebraska Press
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Conservation and Survey Division
Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary

Bibliography

Bibliography of Nebraska Geology, 1843-1976. 1983.

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