Claude Augé


Claude Augé was a French pedagogue, publisher and lexicographer.

Biography

First a school master, he married a grand niece of Pierre Larousse's wife, joined the Librairie Larousse as bookkeeper in 1885 and became quickly one of the directors. Until his death, he continued to pursue the work of the famous lexicographer.
In 1920, while continuing his work, he chose to be replaced in his editorial functions, by his son Paul Augé.

Personal works

Claude Augé's hôtel particulier, located on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville, was registered as Monument historique 10 February 1992. The building has been listed for its Art Nouveau stained glass, the most famous of which was inspired by the sower of Eugène Grasset, who served as monogram for the Librairie Larousse from 1890 to 1937 and modernized in 1954. It gave way in 1960 to a creation of Jean Picart Le Doux, which disappeared of the jacket in 1967 to return in 1999.