Evan Esar

Evan Esar (1899-1995) was an American humorist, whose writings ranged from comic folklore to satiric literature, and combined both popular and scholarly appeal. He edited joke books and humorous dictionaries and pioneered in humor tests, statistical methods, and comparative joke lore. Among his many writings are Esar's Comic Dictionary , The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations , and 20,000 Quips and Quotes .

Evan Esar (1899-1995) was an American humorist, whose writings ranged from comic folklore to satiric literature, and combined both popular and scholarly appeal. He edited joke books and humorous dictionaries and pioneered in humor tests, statistical methods, and comparative joke lore. Among his many writings are Esar's Comic Dictionary , The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations , and 20,000 Quips and Quotes . See less