Pierre Larousse
Pierre Larousse | |
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| Born | Pierre Athanase Larousse October 23, 1817 |
| Died | January 3, 1875 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Grammarian, lexicographer, encyclopaedist |
Pierre Athanase Larousse (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ atanaz laʁus]; 23 October 1817 – 3 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle.