Smith, Sir William 1813-93
English lexicographer

Born in London, he was educated at University College London. His great work was as editor and part-author of the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1840-42), followed by the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1843-49) and the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1853-57). He edited Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall (1854), and also produced a Dictionary of the Bible (1860-63), a Dictionary of Christian Antiquities (1875-80), and a Dictionary of Christian Biography and Doctrines (1877-87). He was editor of The Quarterly Review from 1867 until his death.