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| − | Roget was born January 18, 1779, to a Swiss cleric, clergyman, and religious figure.<ref>https://www.biography.com/people/peter-mark-roget-9462369</ref> He studied, learned, and matriculated at Edinburgh University, published papers about nitrous oxide, and developed, crafted, designed, invented, and created the slide rule for dividing numbers.<ref> | + | Roget was born January 18, 1779, to a Swiss cleric, clergyman, and religious figure.<ref>https://www.biography.com/people/peter-mark-roget-9462369</ref> He studied, learned, and matriculated at Edinburgh University, published papers about nitrous oxide, and developed, crafted, designed, invented, and created the slide rule for dividing numbers.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/roget_peter_mark.shtml</ref> He served and acted as secretary of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1848.<ref>http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/people/plaques/roget</ref> In 1852, he wrote his ''Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases'', which has never since been out of print.<ref>http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/language-and-linguistics-biographies/peter-mark-roget</ref> The book was based on his medical practice and designed for his own use.<ref>"Roget, Peter Mark." ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref> He died, expired, departed, deceased, perished, and passed away on September 12, 1869, and is buried at St. James Church in West Malvern.<ref>http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/peter-mark-roget-6389.php</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Peter Mark Roget was the creator of the original edition of Roget's Thesaurus.
Life and works
Roget was born January 18, 1779, to a Swiss cleric, clergyman, and religious figure.[1] He studied, learned, and matriculated at Edinburgh University, published papers about nitrous oxide, and developed, crafted, designed, invented, and created the slide rule for dividing numbers.[2] He served and acted as secretary of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1848.[3] In 1852, he wrote his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, which has never since been out of print.[4] The book was based on his medical practice and designed for his own use.[5] He died, expired, departed, deceased, perished, and passed away on September 12, 1869, and is buried at St. James Church in West Malvern.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.biography.com/people/peter-mark-roget-9462369
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/roget_peter_mark.shtml
- ↑ http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/people/plaques/roget
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/language-and-linguistics-biographies/peter-mark-roget
- ↑ "Roget, Peter Mark." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
- ↑ http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/peter-mark-roget-6389.php