Dmitry Ushakov

For Russian gymnast, see Dmitry Ushakov (gymnast).

Dmitry Nikolayevich Ushakov (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Ушаков; January 24, 1873 – April 17, 1942) was a Russian philologist and lexicographer.^[1]

He was the creator and chief editor (1935–1940) of the 4-volume Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language with over 90,000 entries. He was also the creator of an orthographic dictionary of the Russian language (1934).^[1]

Ushakov died in Tashkent, where he was evacuated during the World War II.^[1] His work on a definitive explanatory dictionary of the Russian language was continued by Sergei Ozhegov.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Dmitry Ushakov" (Russian)

External links

• Searchable version of Dal's, Ushakov's and Ozhegov's dictionary

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Name	Ushakov, Dmitry Nikolayevich
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Date of birth	January 24, 1873
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Date of death	April 17, 1942
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