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La Salle, LaSalle or Lasalle is part of the names of two men born in 17th century France, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, for whom many places and things are named:
The Dictionnaire de la langue française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) by Émile Littré, commonly called simply the "Littré", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77.
La Salle University is named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the French priest, educator and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. In 1931, a sportswriter mistakenly referred to the La Salle football team as the "Explorers" thinking the school was named after the French explorer.
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /) (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
Salle is the French word for 'hall', 'room' or 'auditorium', as in: Salle des Concerts Herz, a former Paris concert hall; Salle Favart, theatre of the Paris Opéra-Comique; Salle Le Peletier, former home of the Paris Opéra; Salle Pleyel, a Paris concert hall; Salle Ventadour, a former Paris theatre; Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, a multipurpose ...
a group of admirers; in French, "la claque" is a group of people paid to applaud or disturb a piece at the theatre, though the common meaning of "claque" is "a slap"; clique is used in this sense (but in a pejorative way). connoisseur an expert in wines, fine arts, or other matters of culture; a person of refined taste.
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The lead is little more than a dictionary definition. It should be an overview of his life. Here's my take: Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, usually shortened to 'La Salle', (November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a 17th century French explorer and fur trader in North America.