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** César-Pierre Richelet (November 8, 1626 - November 23, 1698) was a French grammarian and lexicographer, and the editor of the first dictionary of the French language.
Richelet was born in Cheminon. His first position was regent of the College of Vitry-le-François, the next teacher in Dijon. Received as a lawyer in the service of the parliament of Paris, he gave up his affairs for literature and researched the Society of Perrot d'Ablancourt and that of Petru. He strengthened his knowledge of the classical languages, learned Italian and Spanish and mainly devoted himself to discovering the origins of the French language. He died in Paris. 67378981
