Pierre Larousse

Pierre Larousse
Born
Pierre Athanase Larousse

(1817-10-23)October 23, 1817
DiedJanuary 3, 1875(1875-01-03) (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.