▁was ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁editor ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁and ▁The ▁American ▁Heritage ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Language . ▁ ▁An ▁authority ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁language , ▁K atz ner ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Soviet ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁K atz ner ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁works ▁on ▁lingu istics ▁and ▁Russian ▁affairs , ▁and ▁his ▁books ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁reference ▁gu ides ▁by ▁journal ists . ▁His ▁English - Russ ian , ▁Russian - English ▁Dictionary , ▁on ▁which ▁K atz ner ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years , ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁and ▁was ▁pir ated ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁He ▁continued ▁working ▁on ▁new ▁ed itions ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁K atz ner ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁photograph er ▁and ▁a ▁sk illed ▁bridge ▁player . ▁His ▁wife ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁was ▁Betty ▁L enson ▁K atz ner ▁of ▁Washington . ▁K atz ner ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁at ▁S ible y ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁K