1. Dmitri Alfred Borgmann was a German-American author best known for his work in recreational linguistics.
12 Facts About Dmitri Borgmann
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Dmitri Borgmann graduated from the University of Chicago in 1946 and found work as an actuary.
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Dmitri Borgmann eventually relocated the company and his family to Dayton, Washington.
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Dmitri Borgmann first attracted media attention for his skill with words in 1958, when over the course of eight weeks he defeated 22 challengers in a row on WGN-TV's It's In The Name, winning nearly $3,800.
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Today it is best remembered for popularizing the word logology to refer to the field of recreational linguistics; Dmitri Borgmann himself is often referred to now as the "Father of Logology".
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Dmitri Borgmann edited the magazine for its inaugural year, but resigned after Greenwood refused to meet his salary demands.
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When Greenwood appointed fellow logologist Howard W Bergerson to succeed him as editor-in-chief, Borgmann refused to ever speak to him again.
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Dmitri Borgmann edited and annotated a book on crossword puzzles, 1970's Curious Crosswords.
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Dmitri Borgmann advertised the church in Hustler, encouraging the publisher to omit the first T in "Immortality".
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Dmitri Borgmann had a reputation for being reclusive to the point of eccentricity, a characteristic which intensified in his later years.
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Dmitri Borgmann rarely left his cluttered upstairs room, sometimes working secretively for weeks without seeing his family.
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Dmitri Borgmann was survived by his wife of 23 years, Iris Sterling, and their two sons, Mark and Keith.