Richard Lederer
Richard Lederer | |
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Lederer at the 2006 Mensa World Gathering | |
| Born | 1938 (age 86–87) |
| Alma mater | Haverford College Harvard University University of New Hampshire (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, educator, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Rhoda Spangenberg (div.) Simone Egeren (m. 1992) |
| Children | Howard, Annie, and Katy |
| Website | verbivore |
Richard Lederer (born 1938) is an American linguist, author, speaker, and teacher. He is best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams. He has been dubbed "the Wizard of Idiom," "Attila the Pun," and "Conan the Grammarian." His weekly column, "Lederer on Language," appears in the San Diego Union-Tribune and his articles are in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States including the Mensa Bulletin.
He was elected International Punster of the Year in 1989 and was the 2002 recipient of the Golden Gavel of Toastmasters International.