Between 1952 and 1979, Room served in the Royal Naval Reserve, Special Branch, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander.[1] Before becoming a full-time author, he was employed at King's College School, Cambridge, where he taught modern languages and was a senior house master. He later, until 1984, worked as a senior lecturer in Russian for the Ministry of Defence.[5]
^Contributor biographical information for Brewer's dictionary of modern phrase & fable/compiled by Adrian Room, Library of Congress, 21 May 2013; retrieved 21 May 2013.
^. Book Alliance, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
^Adrian Room (20 September 2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN978-0-7864-5763-2.
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adrian, room, adrian, richard, west, room, september, 1933, melksham, november, 2010, stamford, lincolnshire, british, toponymist, onomastician, fellow, royal, geographical, society, prolific, author, reference, works, relating, primarily, origins, word, place. Adrian Richard West Room 27 September 1933 Melksham 6 November 2010 Stamford Lincolnshire 1 2 was a British toponymist and onomastician a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 3 and a prolific author of reference works relating primarily to the origins of word and place names 4 Between 1952 and 1979 Room served in the Royal Naval Reserve Special Branch retiring as a Lieutenant Commander 1 Before becoming a full time author he was employed at King s College School Cambridge where he taught modern languages and was a senior house master He later until 1984 worked as a senior lecturer in Russian for the Ministry of Defence 5 Selected publications editPlace Names of the World London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1974 Place name changes since 1900 A world gazetteer London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1980 ISBN 0710007027 Naming Names Stories of Pseudonyms and Name Changes with a Who s Who London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1981 ISBN 0710009208 Dictionary of Trade Name Origins London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1982 ISBN 0710008392 Brewer s Dictionary of Modern Phrase amp Fable 2000 Editor ISBN 9780304350964 Cassell s Foreign Words and Phrases London Cassell amp Co 2000 ISBN 0304350087 A to Z of British Life Dictionary of Confusable Words Bloomsbury Dictionary of Place Names in the British Isles A Dictionary of True Etymologies Who s Who in Classical Mythology Dictionary of Pseudonyms 13 000 Assumed Names and Their Origins 6 This edition published after his death Cassell s Dictionary of Word Histories Dictionary of Irish Place Names Cassell s Dictionary of First Names The Guinness Book of Numbers Room s Dictionary of distinguishables Ntc s Dictionary of Changes in Meaning The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Words Brewer s dictionary of names Tuttle dictionary of dedications Room s Dictionary of Differences Concise dictionary of word origins Ntc s Dictionary of Word Origins Dictionary of Confusing Words and Meanings Dunces Gourmands amp Petticoats Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and Ireland Dictionary of Changes in Meaning Nicknames of Places Origins And Meanings of the Alternate And Secondary Dictionary of Coin Names London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1987 ISBN 0710206461 African Placenames Dictionary of Translated Names and Titles Dictionary of Cryptic Crossword Clues Dictionary of Dedications Room s Classical Dictionary The Street Names of England The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Confusible Words Dictionary of Astronomical Names A dictionary of contrasting pairs The Naming of Animals A Dictionary of Art Titles Guide to British Place Names Dictionary of World Place names Derived from English Names The Pronunciation of Placenames A Worldwide Dictionary Dictionary of place names in the British Isles A Dictionary of Music Titles Alternate Names of Places A Worldwide Dictionary Ntc s Dictionary of Trade Name Origins Placenames of France Bloomsbury Dictionary of Dedications Literally Entitled Encyclopedia of corporate names worldwide Ntc s Classical Dictionary Cassell s Dictionary of Modern American History Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of First Names The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Place Names Placenames of Russia and the Former Soviet Union Room s Dictionary of Distinguishables and Confusibles An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies Dictionary Of British Place NamesReferences edit a b Contemporary Authors Online Gale 2002 accessed 20 May 2013 Room Adrian Notice of death Stamford Mercury Group Rutland amp Stamford Mercury 12 November 2010 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Cover notes Place Name Changes Since 1900 A world gazetteer London Routledge amp Kegan Paul 1980 ISBN 0710007027 Contributor biographical information for Brewer s dictionary of modern phrase amp fable compiled by Adrian Room Library of Congress 21 May 2013 retrieved 21 May 2013 Archived here Adrian Room Book Alliance New Delhi Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 Retrieved 21 June 2015 Adrian Room 20 September 2012 Dictionary of Pseudonyms 13 000 Assumed Names and Their Origins 5th ed McFarland p 1 ISBN 978 0 7864 5763 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrian Room amp oldid 1106505294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
