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Burgiss Allison (1753-1827) was the chaplain of the United States House of Representatives from 1816-1820 and a trustee of what is now George Washington University from 1821-1826. Allison was born in Bordentown, New Jersey. He studied at Brown University. He became a Baptist minister. He also worked on developing improvements to the steam engine. Allison also wrote a dictionary, ''The American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and Improved Dictionary of the English Language, Abridged for the Use of Schools'' (1815). ==Sources== *(George Washington University library bio of Allison ) *(entry on allison's dictionary ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burgiss Allison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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