Benjamin Eli Smith, L.H.D. (February 7, 1857 – March 18, 1913)
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), he graduated from Amherst College (A.B., 1877; A.M., 1881), earning the degree of L.H.D. in 1902. He was managing editor of the first edition of the ''

Century Dictionary ''The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia'' is one of the largest encyclopedic dictionaries of the English language. In its day it was compared favorably with the ''Oxford English Dictionary,'' and frequently consulted for more factual informati ...

'', and editor-in-chief of the revised edition after the death of editor

William Dwight Whitney William Dwight Whitney (February 9, 1827June 7, 1894) was an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer known for his work on Sanskrit grammar and Vedic philology as well as his influential view of language as a social institution. He was ...

in 1894. As the editor, he was also responsible for the ''Century Cyclopedia of Names'' (1894), the ''Century Atlas'' (1897), the two-volume ''Century Dictionary Supplement'' (1909), and the revised and enlarged ''Century Dictionary, Cyclopedia, and Atlas'' (twelve volumes, 1911). He translated Schwegler's ''History of Philosophy'' and Cicero's ''De Amicitia'', as well as edited selections from other works.

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