I think it would be "encomium of X", actually.

Wow, that makes sense. Didn't even think of it! And Google weighs in with 42,500 hits for "encomium of". Niiiiiiice.

Specklet, you're kind of a goddess.

Does anyone disagree? (On the grammar, not on Specklet.)

I also instinctively go with "of," but I can't say I've ever seen the word "encomium," let alone used it, so I can't back that up.

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Aw shucks, I was just performing an extension of my amanuensis duties...

Hmmm, this shows "upon" and "about."

"Upon" strikes me as so nicely archaic that I would be tempted to go with it.

Amanuensis is one of my favorite words.

When you say "grammarist", I think the word you are looking for is "grammatician."

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Heh. I thought the same.

The dictionary on my computer uses "encomium to" in the example.

Ask languagehat. He knows. He just used that word the other day on MetaTalk.

When you say "grammarist", I think the word you are looking for is "grammatician."

I thought it was "grammarian."

"Grammarist" means someone who discriminates against those with poor grammar. I was riffing on the MetaFilter meme where everyone ends their posts with things like:

[Not ageist!]
[Not racist!]

I'm [Not grammarist].

For what it's worth, the New York Times (which probably employs a pretty strict style guide) seems to prefer "encomium to" someone rather than "encomium for" someone.

"Encomium of" seems to be used in the sense of a particular piece of praise. (i.e. "...bestowed the encomium of 'Jazz Master' to a handul of distinguished veterans...")

This jibes with the way I have generally heard the word used.

The OED (Los Angeles Public Library what what) has the following examples:

1589 PUTTENHAM Eng. Poesie I. xx. (Arb.) 58 The immortall gods were praised by hymnes, the great Princes and heroicke personages by ballades of praise called Encomia. 1613 BEAUM. & FL. Honest Man's Fort. III. i, You..Should sing encomiums on't [marriage]. 1711 STEELE Spect. No. 139. {page}3 If we consider this wonderful Person, it is Perplexity to know where to begin his Encomium. 1846 DICKENS Old C. Shop xxx, He brought in the bread, cheese and beer, with many high encomiums upon their excellence. 1875 JOWETT Plato (ed. 2) I. 139 Many tales, and praises, and encomia of ancient famous men.

So that's encomium of, upon, and on.

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Heh. I thought the same.
Me three.