Esprit-Joseph Chaudon (1738–1800) was a French

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and writer. He was born in

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. After teaching the humanities in several colleges of the

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, Chaudon embarked on a literary career publishing anonymously in 1772, at

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, a valuable bibliographical work, entitled ''Bibliothèque d'un homme de gout'', many materials of which were provided by his brother, Louis-Mayeul Chaudon. In 1778 he published in Paris a ''Dictionnaire interprète-manuel des noms latins de la géographie ancienne et moderne''.

Works

* ''Les Imposteurs démasqués et les usurpateurs punis, ou Histoire de plusieurs aventuriers qui ayant pris la qualité d'empereur, de roi, de prince, d'ambassadeur, de tribun, de messie, de prophète, etc., ont fini leur vie dans l'obscurité ou par une mort violente'', 1776. * ''Dictionnaire interprète-manuel des noms latins de la géographie ancienne et moderne, pour servir à l'intelligence des auteurs latins'', 1777. * ''Les Flèches d'Apollon, ou Nouveau Recueil d'épigrammes anciennes et modernes'', 2 vol., 1787.

Sources

* George Ripley,

Charles Anderson Dana Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper ''New-York Tribune' ...

, ''The new American cyclopaedia: a popular dictionary of general knowledge'', Vol. 5, D. Appleton and company, 1859. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudon, Esprit-Joseph 1738 births 1800 deaths French bibliographers French male non-fiction writers