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Pierre Larousse
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French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist
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Pierre Larousse (1817–1875) was a French lexicographer, linguist, publisher, and editor. Born in Toucy and educated at the University of Paris, the Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, and the Collège de France, he worked for Éditions Larousse. His most notable work is the *Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle*. Other works include *Trésor poétique* and *Fleurs historiques*.
Larousse wrote in French and died of cerebrovascular disease in Paris. He was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1875
- Works
- 110
Top works
- Le jardin des racines grecques
- Cher Pierre Larousse...
- Exercices d'orthograhe et de syntaxe appliqués à la grammaire complète et à la grammaire supérieure
- Leksikologycheska grammatika za izuchvanīe na frantsuskyĭ i︠a︡zyk i stil
- Trésor poétique
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1988
Discography
- Guitar Recital2010
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,870x
- Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2004 · cited 28,230x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,441x
- Outline of a Theory of Practice
· 1977 · cited 19,104x
- Testing for a unit root in time series regression
· 1988 · cited 12,661x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Pierre Athanase Larousse , ( 1817-10-23 ) October 23, 1817, Toucy , France
- Died
- January 3, 1875 (1875-01-03) (aged 57), Paris , France
- Occupations
- Grammarian, lexicographer, encyclopaedist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Toucy
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Collège de France
- Employer
- Éditions Larousse
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Pierre Larousse.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- Commons category
- Pierre Larousse
- date of birth
- 1817-10-23
- date of death
- 1875-01-03
- name in native language
- Pierre Larousse
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- writing language
- French
- Commons Creator page
- Pierre Larousse
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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