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Paul Robert

French lexicographer and publisher

Paul Charles Jules Robert (French pronunciation: [pɔl ʃaʁl ʒyl ʁɔbɛʁ]; 19 October 1910 in Orléansville – 11 August 1980 in Mougins) was a French lexicographer and publisher, best known for his large Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française (1953), often called simply the Robert (French: Le Robert, lit. 'The Robert'), and its abridgement, the Petit Robert (1967; French: Little Robert); who founded the dictionary company Dictionnaires Le Robert.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Paul Robert (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 19, 1910, died Aug 11, 1980.¹

Companies

Dictionnaires Le RobertFounder⁹

Career

Occupation: publisher, lexicographer, linguist, philologist, Romanist.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Dictionnaires Le Robert³

Personal life

BornOct 19, 1910, Chlef⁵
DiedAug 11, 1980, Mougins⁶
CitizenshipFrance⁷

Awards

1950Saintour Prize⁸
Date not recordedCommander of the National Order of the Lion⁸
Date not recordedCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎⁸
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour⁸

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WikipediaPaul Robert on Wikipedia
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WikidataPaul Robert: Founded Dictionnaires Le Robert, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Robert: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Robert: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataDictionnaires Le Robert, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsPaul Robert photo by Echo d'Alger du 1 novembre 1950, Public domain

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