Sébastien Bottin (1764–1853) was a French statistician and politician.
Early life
Sébastien Bottin was born on 17 December 1764 in
Grimonviller
Grimonviller () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France.
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,
Meurthe, France.
Career
Bottin served as a member of the
Chamber of Representatives during the
Hundred Days
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from 11 May 1815 to 13 July 1815, representing
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Bottin was the editor of the ''Almanach du commerce de Paris'', founded by
Jean de La Tynna
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Bottin was also the co-founder of the Société libre des Sciences et Arts de Strasbourg in 1799.
He became a Knight of the
Legion of Honour on 30 July 1814.
He became a member of the
Société des Antiquaires de France on 28 February 1818.
He was awarded and honored by a prize in statistics from the
Académie des Sciences in 1824, and received the honorary medal from the Société française de statistique universelle in 1833.
Death and legacy
Bottin died on 28 March 1853 in Paris, France.
He was buried at the
Père Lachaise Cemetery.
The ''Rue Sébastien Bottin'' in the
7th arrondissement of Paris was named in his honor in 1929.
References
1764 births
1853 deaths
People from Meurthe-et-Moselle
French statisticians
Knights of the Legion of Honour
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