Larousse,
Pierre Athanase 1817-75; Fr. lexicographer & grammarian
See Larousse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lä-ro͞osˈ), Pierre Athanase 1817-1875.
French lexicographer, grammarian, and encyclopedist who founded a publishing company (1852) and compiled the Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe Siècle (1866-1876).