Michael Agnes
Editor in Chief
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition
Mike Agnes joined Webster’s New World Dictionaries in 1991 and has led the imprint as editor in chief since 1992. As editor in chief, Mr. Agnes oversees all new editions and revisions of most of the imprint’s major titles, including Webster’s New World College Dictionary and Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Mr. Agnes has been a reference editor for nearly 30 years. He served four years as a linguist in the United States Army and subsequently pursued undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Connecticut and Harvard University. Working for Macmillan Publishing in New York City, Mr. Agnes was translation editor for the 32-volume Great Soviet Encyclopedia; edited and contributed to Collier’s Year Book and Health & Medical Horizons; edited a series of natural history field guides; served as the American review editor for Cassell’s bilingual dictionaries, London; and was chief lexicographer for Macmillan children’s dictionaries. He also worked for Cambridge University Press, where he was the U.S. reference editor, working on various general reference, linguistic and lexicographic projects.
Mr. Agnes is a member of the American Dialect Society, the Dictionary Society of North America, and Euralex (European Association for Lexicography). Currently, he is compiling a bilingual Russian and English dictionary of ornithology.
Webster’s New World Staff
| Michael Agnes | Editor in Chief |
| Andrew N. Sparks | Senior Editor |
| Jonathan L. Goldman | Senior Editor |
| Donald Stewart | Senior Editor, Database Administrator |
| James E. Naso | Editor, Pronunciation Editor |
| Katherine Soltis | Editor, Etymology Editor |
| Stephen P. Teresi | Editor; Technical and Geography Editor |
| Jennifer Wellman Wason | Editor, Biography Editor, Assistant Database Administrator |
| Laura Walker | Editor |
| Joan Komic | Citation Reader, Publicity Assistant |
| Batya Jundef | Citation Reader |
| Cynthia Sadonick | Office Administrator, Production Coordinator |
Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd. Partnership
To bring our Webster’s New World readers the very best possible bilingual content, we’ve partnered with Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd. Harrap is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it shares offices with its sister company Chambers, and publishes bilingual dictionaries in a wide variety of foreign languages. The editorial team consists of a cosmopolitan group of lexicographers from the UK, France and Spain who work closely with contributors all around the world. Teams in Latin America and the US play an important role in ensuring that the content of our dictionaries is as international as possible. Editors are able to draw on the extensive databases of our widely praised top-of-the-range French and Spanish titles, as well as the latest resources such as linguistic corpora and the Internet.
