Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas Hurtaut (17 April 1719 – 5 May 1791) was an 18th-century French historian and writer.

Short biographie

The son of a horse trader, Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas Hurtaut became Latin teacher at the

École Militaire École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

and published his first book, ''Le Voyage d'Aniers'' in

1748 Events January–March * January 12 – Ahmad Shah Durrani captures Lahore. * January 27 – A fire at the prison and barracks at Kinsale, in Ireland, kills 54 of the prisoners of war housed there. An estimated 500 prison ...

. Interested in the mysteries of the human body, he devoted several books to the topic, including '' L'Art de péter'' and ''Essai de médecine sur le flux menstruel'' in which he pastiched medicinal treaties. He was also a historian and a member of the

Société du bout du banc The Société du bout du banc, hosted by Jeanne Quinault was one of the most famous literary salons of the 18th century in France. Miss Quinault gave dinners at home, rue Sainte-Anne and later rue d'Anjou in Paris, where the best nobility was put ...

Bibliography

*1748: ''Le Voyage d'Aniers'' *1750: ''Coup d’œil anglais sur les cérémonies du mariage'' *1751: '' L'Art de péter'' *1754: ''Essai de médecine sur le flux menstruel'' *1770: ''Le Pacte du destin'' *1774: ''Iconologie historique des souverains d'Europe'' *1775: ''Abrégé historique et portatif des rois mérovingiens'' *1775: ''Dictionnaire des mots homonymes de la langue française'' *1779:
Dictionnaire historique de la ville de Paris et de ses environs
', (in collaboration with Magny). {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtaut, Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas 18th-century French male writers 18th-century French historians French lexicographers 1719 births Writers from Paris 1791 deaths 18th-century lexicographers