Frederick Howard Collins (indexer)
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Frederick Howard Collins (1857-1910) was a British indexer and writer. Best known for his Authors' and printers' dictionary (1905), Collins also wrote on the philosophy of Herbert Spencer and on subject indexing. Collins' dictionary is one of the earliest known sources that recommend using a serial comma or "Oxford comma", citing a written recommendation by Herbert Spencer.[1][2][3]
Works
- An epitome of the Synthetic philosophy, London: Williams and Norgate, 1889. With a preface by Herbert Spencer.
- The diminution of the jaw in the civilized races: an effect of disease, London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1891
- Twelve charts of the tidal streams on the west coast of Scotland, London: J.D. Potter, 1894
- 'Subject indexes: some principles which underlie them', London: Chiswick Press, 1896.[4]
- 'Herbert Spencer', in Philosophers and scientists, New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899
- 'The index', in Charles T. Jacobi, Some notes on books and printing : a guide for authors, publishers, & others, London: C. Whittingham & Co., 1902.[4]
- Author & printer: A guide for authors, editors, printers, correctors of the press, compositors and typists. With full list of abbreviations. An attempt to codify the best typographical practices of the present day, London: Frowde, 1905. Reprinted (1909) as Authors' and printers' dictionary.
References
- ^ Lamberg, Jasso. "Origin of the Oxford Comma". Comdesres. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Oxford commas are right. Here's who invented them". Vox. Vox Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Sull, Errol Craig. "Unconfusing the Confusing: Meet the Brilliant Oxford Comma!". Purdue Global. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b Reprinted with an introduction by Michael Robertson in The Indexer, Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 1993), pp.237-43. Online version. Accessed 27 January 2013.
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