Who Was Roget Thesaurus?

Roget's Thesaurus is a widely used English-language thesaurus, created in 1805 by Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869), British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer. It was released to the public on 29 April 1852. ... The name "Roget" is trademarked in parts of the world, such as the United Kingdom.

Who made first thesaurus?

Peter Mark Roget compiled the first draft of his famous thesaurus in 1805 at the age of 26. He resumed serious work on it in the late 1840s, published the first edition in 1852 and continued to work on subsequent editions until 1869, the year of his death at 90.

What is the meaning of Roget thesaurus?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Ro‧get's The‧sau‧rus /ˌrɒʒeɪz θɪˈsɔːrəs $ rəʊˌʒeɪz-/ trademark the first English thesaurus (=a book in which words and phrases are put into groups with other words and phrases that have similar meanings), written by Peter Mark Roget and published in 1852.