Pierre Larousse

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Noun1.Pierre Larousse - French lexicographer (1817-1875)
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Pierre Larousse avait cree en 1856 un dictionnaire scolaire en un volume aisement maniable.
Jusqu'au dix-huitieme siecle le mot "Orient" revet un sens historique, philosophique, ou en astronomie; c'est le Dictionnaire universel du XIXc siecle de Pierre Larousse qui signale sa signification geographique, en precisant cependant que cette contree (L'Orient) ne recouvre pas un espace bien defini.
Pierre Larousse's Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXeme siecle is the subject of the final, fascinating article in this volume.
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