The Professor and the Madman
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The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

7.1 / 10
2019
IE, US

Plot Summary

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

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lunatic asylum

biography

based on true story

mental patient

dictionary

19th century