| Intro | English linguist and librarian |
| A.K.A. | Edward Dundas Butler |
| Was | Linguist |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Literature Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 January 1842 |
| Death |
17 January 1919 (aged 77 years) |
Edward Butler may refer to:
Politicians
- Edward Butler (American politician) (1834-1911) political boss of St. Louis and Missouri, see Bottoms Gang
- Edward Butler (politician) (1823–1879), Australian politician
- Edward Butler (British politician), British Member of Parliament for Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency), 1737–1745
- Edward Butler (New Hampshire politician) (born 1949), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Peers
- Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye (died 1653) Irish peer
- Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye (1627–1667), Irish peer
Military
- Sir Edward Gerald Butler (1770–1825), British soldier
- Edward Butler (soldier) (1762–1803), United States Army officer
Others
- Edward Butler (academic) (died 1745), English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
- Edward Butler (cricketer, born 1851) (1851-1928), Australian cricketer
- Edward Butler (cricketer, born 1883) (1883-1916), Australian cricketer
- Edward Butler (inventor) (1862–?), British motorbike inventor
- Edward Butler, member of the Balcombe Street Gang
- Edward Arthur Butler (1843–1916), English ornithologist
- Edward Burgess Butler (1853–1928), American businessman
- Edward Mann Butler (1784–1855), educator in the US state of Kentucky
- Edward Scannell Butler, Director of the Information Council of the Americas, see Carlos Bringuier