Historedia
Person

Noah Webster

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1793–1806

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Noah Webster, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of the American Minerva

    1793–1797

    Role: Founder and editor of the American Minerva

    1. 1793 · New York CityHamilton Recruits and Finances Webster

      In 1793 Alexander Hamilton recruited Webster to New York City to edit a Federalist newspaper, lending him $1,500 for the move.

    2. December 9, 1793 · New York CityFounding of the American Minerva

      In December 1793 Webster founded the American Minerva, New York's first daily newspaper, whose first edition appeared on December 9, 1793.

    3. December 9, 1793 · New York CityFirst Known Newspaper Editorial

      Webster wrote the first known newspaper editorial in the first edition of the American Minerva in December 1793.

    4. 1797–1904 · New York CityRenaming and Continued Publication

      The American Minerva changed its name in 1797, becoming the Commercial Advertiser, which was published with slight name variations until 1904.

  2. Noah Webster publishes A Compendious Dictionary

    1806

    Role: Author and Lexicographer

    1. 1806 · New York City (inferred locality)Publication of A Compendious Dictionary

      Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, in 1806, a work associated with distinctive American spellings.

Sources

  1. Noah Webster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
  2. Commercial Advertiser Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
  3. Webster's Dictionary Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24