The OED is a living document that has been growing and changing for 140 years. This laid the foundations for the publication of the twenty-volume Second Edition in 1989 and, under John Simpson’s leadership, the launch of OED Online in 2000 as one of the world’s first major online reference resources. During the 1980s the entire OED text, comprising the First Edition (1884-1928) and its Supplement (1972-86), was digitized as an integrated single text. Under John’s editorship, over 60,000 new words and meanings have been added to the OED.įor more than 35 years John has contributed to one of the largest and longest-running scholarly projects during a time of great change, and has been instrumental in ensuring the OED has been at the forefront of innovation. He was appointed Chief Editor in 1993, becoming the seventh OED Editor since Sir James Murray’s appointment in 1879. John, whose pioneering leadership has seen the OED embrace the Internet, joined the OED editorial staff in 1976, and became Co-Editor with Edmund Weiner in 1985.
Oxford University Press today announced that John Simpson, Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED), will retire from his post in October 2013.
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