Peter Mark Roget

Peter Mark Roget FRS (/roʊˈʒeɪ/; 18 January 1779 – 12 September 1869) was a British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Roget's Thesaurus), a classified collection of related words.

Personal facts

Peter Mark Roget
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1779
Birth place
England , London , Soho
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathSeptember 12, 1869
Place of death
England , West Malvern , Worcestershire
Residence
Edinburgh , London , Manchester
Resting place
West Malvern
Education
University of Edinburgh
Title
FGS
FRAS
FRCP (1831)
FRS (1815)
LRCP (1809)
MD (1798)

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  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/roget_peter_mark.shtml
  6. http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/slidrul.htm
  7. http://www.freebmd.org.uk
  8. http://www.johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com/fullerianprofessors.html
  9. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/05/word-imperfect/2226
  10. http://www.themanwhomadelists.com