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.

From 1891 to 1895: Cours d'histoire de France, in collaboration with Maxime Petit. Works that have been republished many times until 1923.
From 1890 to 1912 : Cours de grammaire in 4 volumes : this brilliant collection trained generations of French people until the eve of World War II.
Around 1895: Le Livre de Musique. Many reprints until 1954.
1899: Boky fiomanana amin' ny tantaran' i Frantsa nation'i Claude Augé sy Maxime Petit, nadikan-d Razafimahefa ho teny malagasy... – Livre préparatoire d'histoire de France... translated into Malagasy by Razafimahefa... Paris : Larousse,
1905: le Cabinet de l'instituteur