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William Dwight Whitney

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William Dwight Whitney 1827–94, American Sanskrit scholar and lexicographer, b. Northampton, Mass. After studying in Germany, Whitney became professor of Sanskrit and of comparative philology at Yale. He was outstanding among American Orientalists and philologists and wrote A Sanskrit Grammar (1879) and Language and the Study of Language (1867). He was also brilliantly successful as editor of The Century Dictionary.

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Dwight, William

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Dwight, William (1831–88) Union army officer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. His controversial career included charges of misconduct for remaining in the rear while his men were engaged in battle. Dwight was also accused of drunkenness and of literally using black soldiers as cannon fodder. He was active in the battles of Williamsburg (1862) and Cedar Creek (1864) and the siege of Port Hudson (1863).

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