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César-Pierre Richelet
César-Pierre Richelet (; 8 November 1626 – 23 November 1698) was a French Philologist, grammarian and lexicographer, and the editor in chief, editor of the first dictionary of the French language. Life Richelet was born in Cheminon. His first position was regent of the College of Vitry-le-François, next preceptor in Dijon. Received as an advocate in service to the Parliament of Paris, he abandoned his affairs for literature and researched the Society of Perrot d'Ablancourt and that of Petru. He strengthened his knowledge of classical languages, learned Italian and Spanish, and applied himself above all to discovering the origins of the French language. He died in Paris. Works He is the author of the first French dictionary compiled in a methodical way, published under the title of: *''Dictionnaire françois, contenant les mots et les choses, plusieurs nouvelles remarques sur la langue française, ses expressions propres, figurées et burlesques, la prononciation des mots l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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