(1801–81), French lexicographer and philosopher. He was the author of the major Dictionnaire de la langue française (1863–77). A follower of Auguste Comte, he became the leading exponent of positivism after Comte's death.
Definition of Littré, Émile in US English:
Littré, Émile
proper nounlēˈtrā
(1801–81), French lexicographer and philosopher. He was the author of the major Dictionnaire de la langue française (1863–77). A follower of Auguste Comte, he became the leading exponent of positivism after Comte's death.