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
Pierre Athanase Larousse (; 23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume .
Early ...
's wife, joined the
Librairie Larousse as bookkeeper in 1885 and became quickly one of the directors. Until his death, he continued to pursue the work of the famous lexicographer.
In 1920, while continuing his work, he chose to be replaced in his editorial functions, by his son
Paul Augé.
Personal works
*From 1891 to 1895: ''Cours d'histoire de France'' (levels: first grade, elementary and middle course), in collaboration with Maxime Petit. Works that have been republished many times until 1923.
*From 1890 to 1912 : ''Cours de grammaire'' in 4 volumes (from preparatory courses to higher education): this brilliant collection trained generations of French people () until the eve of World War II.
* Around 1895: . Many reprints until 1954.
* 1899: – translated into
Malagasy by Razafimahefa... Paris : Larousse, (1899)
* 1905:
Editorship
*1889: .
*1897–1904: , in seven large volumes (plus 1 supplement in 1907) ("light" and completely redesigned successor of the by Pierre Larousse in fifteen volumes and two supplements. The aimed at objectivity and scientific precision, absent in its predecessor (rigor in definitions, selection of relevant examples and especially introducing a rich high quality iconography for the time). This dictionary, which was a true publishing success, led the way by his encyclopedic design to contemporary dictionaries.)
*1905: (successor of the ) (It summarized in one volume what the in 7 large volumes developed with extraordinary richness.)
*1907 and 1908 : (2 volumes)
*1910: (New encyclopedic dictionary in one volume of more than 1100 pages with 4150 prints - 70 tables - 114 cards for "A dictionary without examples is a skeleton." It would give rise to numerous editions: for example eightieth edition in 1939 ...)
*1922: (successor of the ) (represented the family Larousse par excellence. Indeed, its 2-volume offered more developed information than the while remaining accessible by its price, to a majority of families.)
*1924: .
Periodical publication
*1907–1957 :
Trivia
Claude Augé's hôtel particulier, located on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville, was registered as
Monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
10 February 1992. The building has been listed for its
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...
stained glass, the most famous of which was inspired by the sower of
Eugène Grasset
Eugène Samuel Grasset (; 25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design fields during the Belle Époque. He is considered a pioneer in Art Nouveau design.
Biography
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(1845–1917), who served as monogram for the Librairie Larousse from 1890 to 1937 and modernized in 1954. It gave way in 1960 to a creation of
Jean Picart Le Doux, which disappeared of the jacket in 1967 to return in 1999.
External links
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CLAUDE AUGE, le père gersois du « Petit Larousse »
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1854 births
1924 deaths
People from L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers
French publishers (people)
French lexicographers
French encyclopedists