Paul Charles Jules Robert (19 October 1910,
Orléansville,
French Algeria
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– 11 August 1980,
Mougins
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It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the a ...
,
Alpes-Maritimes
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,
France
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), usually called Paul Robert, was a French lexicographer and publisher, best known for his large ''Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française'' (1953), often called simply the ''Robert'' (french: link=no, Le Robert, , The Robert), and its abridgement, the ''
Petit Robert
''Le Petit Robert de la Langue Française'' (), known as just ''Petit Robert'', is a popular single-volume French dictionary first published by Paul Robert in 1967. It is an abridgement of his eight-volume ''Dictionnaire alphabétique et analog ...
'' (1967; french: link=no, Little Robert); who founded the dictionary company ''
Dictionnaires Le Robert
Dictionnaires Le Robert () is a French publisher of dictionaries founded by Paul Robert. Its Petit Robert is often considered the authoritative single-volume dictionary of the French language.
The founding members of the editorial board were the ...
''.
Bibliography
* Paul Robert, ''Aventures et mésaventures d'un dictionnaire'', Paris: Société du nouveau Littré 'Le Robert', 1971.
See also
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1910 births
1980 deaths
People from Chlef
Pieds-Noirs
French lexicographers
French male non-fiction writers
20th-century French male writers
20th-century lexicographers
Migrants from French Algeria to France
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