What is a philographist?

[Mark Israel]

In article <DLFGr...@uns.bris.ac.uk>, Holge...@bris.ac.uk (Holger Laux) writes:

> [...] I need to know what a philographist is. Is that somebody,
> who collects handwritings?

"Philography" is "the collection of autographs, especially those
of famous persons" (RHUD2). The derivative given is "philographer",
not "philographist"; but I presume that "philographer" and
"philographist" are synonyms for a collector of autographs.

> Please answer by e-mail, too, as I usually don't read this group.

Posted and e-mailed.

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mis...@scripps.edu Mark Israel