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After 150 years: The topicality of Roget's Thesaurus

Dr L John Old · Gresham College

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The first thesaurus was created by Dr Peter Mark Roget in 1805. What was his story? What inspired him to create this monumental work? How did he go about classifying and assorting the synonyms and antonyms? Roget's interesting life and legacy, the theoretical links to Leibniz and Aristotle, and even the trademarking of the name 'Roget' will be addressed by Dr John Old.

The talk

  1. After 150 years: The topicality of Roget's Thesaurus 2009-03-16 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Dr L John Old
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
Gresham College
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