Charles Earle Funk

Charles Earle Funk (1881–1957) was an American lexicographer.

He was a member of the Funk family who owned the publisher Funk & Wagnalls; Dr. Isaac Funk was his uncle.

Funk wrote several etymological dictionaries, including [https://archive.org/details/therebyhangstale0000funk ''Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins''], [https://archive.org/details/hogoniceothercur0000funk ''A Hog On Ice & Other Curious Expressions''], [https://archive.org/details/heavenstobetsyot00funk/ ''Heavens To Betsy & Other Curious Expressions''], [https://archive.org/details/horsefeathersoth0000funk ''Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words''], and [https://archive.org/details/2107curiouswordo00funk/page/n5/mode/2up ''2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions: From White Elephants to Song & Dance'']. Provided by Wikipedia