Monnaie in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Emile Littre

Emil Littre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

1. Emil Littre Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici naquît le 11 mai 1801
Emile Littre
Auteur du Dictionnaire
de la Langue Française

Député puis Senateur de la Seine

(English translation:)

Here on the 11th of May, 1801, Emile Littre, author of the Dictionary of the French Language, was born.

Member of Parliament then Senator of the Seine

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1801.

Location. 48° 51.241′ N, 2° 20.429′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Monnaie. Marker is on Rue des Grands Augustins, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Rue des Grands Augustins, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kéou Nishimura (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis XIII enthroned (within shouting distance of this marker); Pablo Picasso - Guernica (within shouting distance of this marker); Porte de Buci / Buci Gate

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(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Liberté Éclairant le Monde (about 150 meters away); M. Roland MORENO (about 150 meters away); Louise and Michel Leiris (about 150 meters away); Café Procope (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Émile Littré (Wikipedia).

"Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (1 February 1801 – 2 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue française, commonly called le Littré.

(Submitted on June 12, 2022.)

Emile Littre Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

2. Emile Littre Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here above and to the left of the doorway.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 11, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.