Jesse Sheidlower
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Jesse Sheidlower (born August 5, 1968)[1] is an author and editor specializing in English and lexicography. From 1999 until 2005 he was Principal North American Editor at the Oxford English Dictionary; then he was editor-at-large focusing on North American usage.[2] He left the OED in 2013.
Biography
Sheidlower attended the University of Chicago; he was interested in astrophysics as a child, and initially intended to major in science, but switched to classics and English. His undergraduate degree is in English.[3][4]
Although not a computer programmer by training, Sheidlower introduced Perl to the North American offices of Oxford University Press and developed tools for data manipulation when no programmers were available.[5] He is also one of the core developers of Catalyst, a popular Perl web development framework.
From 1996 to 1999 Sheidlower worked for Random House as a senior editor,[6][7] and initiated and conducted their "Word of the Day" internet page, answering questions about lexicography.[4][6] He was hired by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1999 to manage their newly opened North American Office, based in Old Saybrook, in Connecticut,[8] and left the OED in 2013.[7]
Sheidlower is one of the two proprietors of the Threesome Tollbooth, a cocktail bar in Williamsburg, New York, which is only large enough for the bartender and two guests. The bar was created by Sheidlower's co-proprietor, N.D. Austin, as a commissioned experience for a customer, and began operating as a bar in early 2017.[9][10]
Works
- The F-Word, 1995[4]
- Jesse's Word of the Day, 1998.[4]
Between April 1996 and May 1997 Sheidlower wrote a column for Esquire magazine.[11]
References
- ^ St. Augustine's.com
- ^ OED Former Staff Page
- ^ University of Chicago Magazine article
- ^ a b c d Scott (2000).
- ^ Perl Enters The Oxford English Dictionary
- ^ a b "Jesse's Word of the Day". web.archive.org. 1998-01-21. Archived from the original on January 21, 1998. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ a b "Jesse Sheidlower". www.jessesword.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hot Type". Chronicle of Higher Education: A24. October 8, 1999.
- ^ Goldfield, Hannah (October 12, 2017). "The Top-Secret New York Bar That's Only Big Enough for Two Customers". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Buchanan, Matt (November 10, 2017). "Definitely Don't Go to Threesome Tollbooth, Not at All". Eater NY. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Welcome to the Complete Esquire Archive". Esquire | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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Sources
- Hayes, Jonathan (November 2007). "The Definition of a Perfect Host". Food & Wine.
- Scott, Janny (August 19, 2000). "That All-English Dictionary Adds an All-American Coach". The New York Times. pp. 1, 53.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Smith, Chris (February 2001). "Search for meanings". University of Chicago Magazine. 93 (3).
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