Pierre Larousse

Pierre Larousse was a French lexicographer, linguist, publisher, and editor. He was born in Toucy in 1817 and died in Paris in 1875 from cerebrovascular disease. His notable work includes the Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle. He was employed by Éditions Larousse and wrote in French.

Larousse was 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 is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery. His works include 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, and Fleurs historiques. He is described by sources such as Svensk uppslagsbok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.