Pierre de Chaignon la Rose (April 23, 1871 – February 21, 1941) was an American heraldist and heraldic artist.

[1][2] La Rose studied at Exeter Academy and subsequently Harvard University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1895.

As for his piano-playing, I can see him yet at our upright, stocky but erect in shirt-sleeves and red hair ...[3]He taught at Harvard in the English department for seven years following his graduation, resigning his teaching post in 1902.

[1][4] By 1915, La Rose would describe his occupation as a "man of letters", busying himself with critical literary work and graphic design while making trips to Europe, Mexico, and Turkey.

[10] A 1941 recollection of him in the Harvard Crimson noted his dignified presence on campus in his later years, but also his isolation and loneliness; La Rose never married.