Curator vs Author - What's the difference?
curator | author |
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* 1661 , ,
* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
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As nouns the difference between curator and author
is that curator is a person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo while author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.As a verb author is
(chiefly|us) to create a work as its.curator
English
(wikipedia curator)Alternative forms
* curatour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* curate * curatorial * curatorySee also
* custodian * keeper * manager * overseerExternal links
* * ----author
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
