Louis Gustave Vapereau
French lexicographer (1819-1906)
Louis Gustave Vapereau was born on April 4, 1819 in Orléans and died on April 17, 1906 in Morsang-sur-Orge, aged 87. Recorded occupations: lexicographer, linguist, journalist, writer, biographer and official. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include Prefect of Cantal and Prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne. Fields of work: literature and lexicography. Notable works include “Dictionnaire universel des contemporains (1858)”. Educated at École Normale Supérieure and Paris Faculty of Law and Economics. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Born
- April 4, 1819 · Orléans
- Died
- April 17, 1906 · Morsang-sur-Orge
- Age at death
- 87
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupations
- lexicographer, linguist, journalist, writer, biographer, official
- Positions held
- Prefect of Cantal, Prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne
- Notable works
- Dictionnaire universel des contemporains (1858)
- Education
- École Normale Supérieure, Paris Faculty of Law and Economics
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Wikipedia editions
- 7 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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