Pierre Daubenton (10 April 1703 – 14 September 1776) was an 18th-century French lawyer, politician, author and
Encyclopédiste.
Life
He was the son of Jean Daubenton (1669–1736) and Marie Pichenot (* ca. 1680).
Genealogie der Familie Daubenton
/ref> The naturalist Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton
Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton (29 May 1716 – 1 January 1800) was a French naturalist and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''.
Biography
Daubenton was born at Montbard, Côte-d' ...
(1716–1800) was his brother. In his hometown Montbard he was first a lawyer at the local court, and later mayor, garrison commander, Lieutenant of Police and officer of the local army.
Very interested in natural history subjects, Pierre daubenton contributed the ''Encyclopédie
''Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers'' (English: ''Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts''), better known as ''Encyclopédie'', was a general encyclopedia publis ...
'' by Diderot
Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie'' along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominen ...
many articles on topics related to botany and zoology and also on agricultural issues.
On 22 October 1737, he married Bernarde Amyot who gave birth to a son, Georges Louis Daubenton (1739–1785).
Bibliography
* Louise Lyle; David McCallam (Edit.): ''Histoires de La Terre: Earth Sciences and French Culture 1740–1940.'' Rodopi 2008, , (p. 59)
References
External links
Liste of all articles Pierre Daubenton wrote for the Enclyclopédie
on Wikisource
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18th-century French lawyers
Contributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)
People from Montbard
1703 births
1776 deaths