Peter Mark Roget Profession: Lexicographer and Inventor Nationality: English Biography: Best known for publishing the "Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Roget's Thesaurus) in 1852, Roget was also a physician who studied tuberculosis and the effects of nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Born: January 18, 1779 Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom Star Sign: Capricorn Died: September 12, 1869 (aged 90) Historical Events 1852-04-29 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published in Great Britain Biographies and Sources Peter Mark Roget (1779 – 1869) - The University of Edinburgh Famous Inventors Alexander Cartwright Chester Greenwood Clarence Birdseye Jeffrey Hawkins King C. Gillette Mikhail Kalashnikov
Alexander Cartwright
Chester Greenwood
Clarence Birdseye
Jeffrey Hawkins
King C. Gillette
Mikhail Kalashnikov