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Peter Mark Roget , 1779-1869, English physician and lexicographer. For 50 years while he practiced medicine and was secretary of the Royal Society (1827-49), Roget prepared his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852). In successive editions supervised by him, his son, his grandson, and others, it has remained a standard reference book.

Bibliography: See biographies by D. L. Emblen (1970) and J. Kendall (2008).

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Roget, Peter Mark (1779–1869) English scholar and physician. He helped to establish London University and is remembered for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852).

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