Hongwu.
The Chinese emperor who wrote the most complete dictionary and ruled the longest was Kangxi. He reigned from 1661 to 1722 and completed the Kangxi Dictionary, which is considered one of the most comprehensive dictionaries of the Chinese language.
Kangzi
Kangzi
The first Chinese dictionary is believed to have been compiled by the scholar Xu Shen during the Eastern Han Dynasty in the 2nd century. It is known as the "Shuowen Jiezi" and is one of the earliest dictionaries of Chinese characters.
Samuel Johnson wrote the Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. He also praised the Chinese civil service examinations for their merit-based approach to selecting government officials.
Samuel Johnson wrote A Dictionary of the English Language.
Sima Qian
The ruler that wrote the first code of laws was Hammurabi.
A dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
Geddes & grosset
The first Malayalam dictionary was written by A. R. Rajaraja Varma in 1915.
Chinese people