Peter Mark Roget
Full Name: Peter Mark Roget
Nationality:
Profession: Lexicographer and Inventor
Why Famous: 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 in the Life of Peter Mark Roget
- 1852-04-29 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published
External Biographies
- Peter Mark Roget (1779 – 1869) - The University of Edinburgh
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