| Philip B. Gove AKA Philip Babcock Gove Born: 27-Jun-1902
Birthplace: Concord, NH
Died: 16-Nov-1972
Location of death: Warren, MA
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Remains: Other, Donated, Harvard Medical School
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Lexicographer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Webster's Third New International Dictionary Military service: US Navy Reserve (1942-46, Lt. Cmdr.) Father: John McClure Gove (physician)
Mother: Florence Amy Babock
Wife: Grace Potter (m. 1928, until his death, one son, one daughter)
Son: Norwood Babcock Gove (b. 23-Oct-1932)
Daughter: Susan Rudolph (b. 21-Dec-1934)
University: AB, Dartmouth College (1922)
University: AM, Harvard University (1925)
University: PhD, Columbia University (1941)
Instructor: English, Rice University (1924-27)
Instructor: English, New York University (1927-42)
Encyclopedia Britannica Editorial Board
G. & C. Merriam Co. Editorial Consultant (1967-72)
G. & C. Merriam Co. Editor-in-Chief (1961-67)
G. & C. Merriam Co. General Editor (1952-61)
G. & C. Merriam Co. Managing Editor (1951-52)
G. & C. Merriam Co. Asst. Editor (1946-51)
Johnson Society
Linguistic Society of America
Modern Language Association
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