Alexander Henderson contributed to which compendium, written by about 100 full-time editors and 4,000 contributors at current?
Alexander Henderson (physician) Alexander Henderson (1780 – 1863) was a Scottish physician and author. Born in Aberdeenshire, he was educated at Edinburgh University, where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in 1803. He went to London and was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1808. He chiefly devoted himself to letters, though, contributing to such works as "Encyclopædia Britannica" and "Edinburgh Review". He translated Cabanis's "Coup d'œil sur les révolutions et la réforme de la médicine" (1804) as "Sketch of the revolutions of medical science, and views relating to its reform" (1806). He published "The History of Ancient and Modern Wines" in 1824.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (commonly known as "Webster's Third", or "W3") was published in September 1961. It was edited by Philip Babcock Gove and a team of lexicographers who spent 757 editor-years and $3.5 million. It contained more than 450,000 entries, including more than 100,000 new entries and as many new senses for entries carried over from previous editions.