| − | John Bartlett was born June 14, 1820, and worked at the Harvard University bookstore, where his advice in book knowledge gained great repute.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/john-bartlett-9200763</ref> He kept a notebook of frequently cited quotes that later became ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'', edition after edition of which was published.<ref>"Bartlett, John." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> The work was still edited posthumously, notably by Justin Kaplan.<ref>"Kaplan, Justin." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> He also wrote books regarding chess, angling, and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], and died December 3, 1905 in Cambridge. | + | John Bartlett was born June 14, 1820, and worked at the Harvard University bookstore, where his advice in book knowledge gained great repute.<ref>"John Bartlett." ''Biography.com''. http://www.biography.com/people/john-bartlett-9200763</ref> He kept a notebook of frequently cited quotes that later became ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'', edition after edition of which was published.<ref>"Bartlett, John." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> The work was still edited posthumously, notably by Justin Kaplan.<ref>"Kaplan, Justin." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> He also wrote books regarding chess, angling, and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], and died December 3, 1905 in Cambridge. |