Eugene Ehrlich
Encyclopedia
Eugene Ehrlich was a lexicographer and author
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He was a member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
, where he taught in the Department of General Studies. A reading specialist, he prepared generations of adult students for the rigors of university work after years of absence from any academic setting. His books about language are very well regarded for their clarity and humor and were introduced by such word luminaries as William F. Buckley, Richard Lederer
, and Noah Adams
, who also featured Mr. Ehrlich's language commentary on his public radio broadcasts. William Safire
occasionally cited Mr. Ehrlich in his writing on language.
in 1922. He attended CCNY
before service in the United States Army during World War II. Trained to interrogate prisoners in Europe at the Army's language school at Boston College, he was reassigned to the Pacific suddenly because events in France were developing too rapidly. He received crash training in Japanese, which he used in the Philippines, New Guinea, and occupied Japan. After the War, he did graduate work at Columbia Teachers College, taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University
, and began work as a consultant to industry at Bell Laboratories
, where his precise use of language helped scientists and engineers describe and communicate their discoveries. He later worked at Norden Aircraft, Sikorsky, Loral Aerospace and many others where he helped prepare contract proposals for vast government contracts.
He married Norma Solway in 1948. He has 4 children: Anne Ehrlich physician, Henry Ehrlich writer, Richard Ehrlich writer, and Jonathan Ehrlich attorney. He has 10 grandchildren. Eugene Ehrlich died on April 5, 2008, at home in Mamaroneck, New York
Author
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He was a member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, where he taught in the Department of General Studies. A reading specialist, he prepared generations of adult students for the rigors of university work after years of absence from any academic setting. His books about language are very well regarded for their clarity and humor and were introduced by such word luminaries as William F. Buckley, Richard Lederer
Richard Lederer
Richard Lederer is an American author, speaker, and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language and his use of oxymorons...
, and Noah Adams
Noah Adams
Noah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio. A former co-host of the daily All Things Considered program, he is currently the senior correspondent at the network's National Desk...
, who also featured Mr. Ehrlich's language commentary on his public radio broadcasts. William Safire
William Safire
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter....
occasionally cited Mr. Ehrlich in his writing on language.
Biography
Eugene Ehrlich was born in New York CityNew York City
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in 1922. He attended CCNY
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
before service in the United States Army during World War II. Trained to interrogate prisoners in Europe at the Army's language school at Boston College, he was reassigned to the Pacific suddenly because events in France were developing too rapidly. He received crash training in Japanese, which he used in the Philippines, New Guinea, and occupied Japan. After the War, he did graduate work at Columbia Teachers College, taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
, and began work as a consultant to industry at Bell Laboratories
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
, where his precise use of language helped scientists and engineers describe and communicate their discoveries. He later worked at Norden Aircraft, Sikorsky, Loral Aerospace and many others where he helped prepare contract proposals for vast government contracts.
He married Norma Solway in 1948. He has 4 children: Anne Ehrlich physician, Henry Ehrlich writer, Richard Ehrlich writer, and Jonathan Ehrlich attorney. He has 10 grandchildren. Eugene Ehrlich died on April 5, 2008, at home in Mamaroneck, New York
Books by Ehrlich
This list is incomplete.- The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate
- The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate
- The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate
- The International Thesaurus of Quotations
- Choose the Right Word
- Amo, Amas, Amat and More
- The Art of Technical Writing
- How to Study Better and Get Higher Marks
- Oxford American Dictionary
- Veni, Vidi, Vici: Conquer Your Enemies, Impress Your Friends with Everyday Latin
- NBC Handbook of Pronunciation
- Writing and researching term papers and reports: A new guide for students
- What's in a Name?: How Proper Names Became Everyday Words
- Collins Gem Thesaurus