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