卌ile Maximilien Paul Littr?(1 February 1801 - 2 June 1881) was a French lexicographer and philosopher, best known for his Dictionnaire de la langue fran蓷ise, commonly called "the Littr?. In 1839 the first volume of his edition of the works of Hippocrates appeared, its value being recognised by his election the same year into the Acad幦ie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 固opFoto *** Local Caption ***