Paul Augé (4 July 1881, L'Isle-Jourdain – 23 July 1951,

Cabourg Cabourg (; nrf, Cabouorg) is a commune in the Calvados department, region of Normandy, France. Cabourg is on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the river Dives. The back country is a plain, favourable to the culture of cereal. ...

) was a 20th-century French publisher, romanist and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries. * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. * Theoretica ...

. In 1920, Paul Augé took over the publishing of the dictionary and lexicum of the

Éditions Larousse Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the ''Petit Larousse''. It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Europée ...

from his father

Claude Augé Claude Augé (; 31 October 1854 – 22 July 1924) was a French pedagogue, publisher, and lexicographer. Biography First a school master, he married a grand niece of Pierre Larousse's wife, joined the Librairie Larousse as bookkeeper in 1885 an ...

Editions

* from 1927 to 1933: édition du deuxième grand dictionnaire du XXe, ''Larousse du XX'', six volumes édition * 1936: ''Grand Mémento'' * 1948: ''Nouveau Larousse universel''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Auge, Paul French publishers (people) French lexicographers French encyclopedists 1881 births People from Gers 1951 deaths 20th-century lexicographers