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Louis Le Fèvre D'Ormesson De Noyseau
Anne Louis François de Paule Lefèvre d'Ormesson de Noyseau (known as Monsieur de Noiseau), (26 February 1753 - 20 April 1794) was a French deputy, librarian, and Hellenist. From 1789 to 1792 he was director of the ''Bibliotheque du Roi'' (Royal Library), the precursor to the Bibliothèque nationale de France. He died on the guillotine in Paris, accused of being a royalist. Biography He was the son of , the president of the Parliament of Paris exiled to Orly during the René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Maupeou reform of 1771. Louis entered the same parliament on 6 September 1770 and was a councillor until it dissolved in 1771. He became Président à mortier (presiding member) on 15 March 1779, taking over the position previously held by his father. On 7 May 1789 he was elected with 113 of 200 votes to the Estates General (France), Estates-General as a deputy for the nobility, from the Paris-Hors-les-Murs (Paris outside the walls) constituency, by the prévôts and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptiste Gaspard Bochart De Saron
Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Bochart de Saron (16 January 1730 – 20 April 1794) was a French magistrate in the Parlement of Paris and an amateur astronomer, chemist and mathematician who took an interest in the orbits of comets. He was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror. De Saron was born in Paris in a wealthy and influential family who was taken care of by Elie Bochart, a Paris magistrate and Canon at Notre Dame, after the death of his father. He was educated at the Louis le Grand college and took an interest in geometry and mathematics rather than law as the family intended. He however studied law and became a magistrate at the Parlement of Paris. He rose in power and aside from his work he began to spend time on astronomy, obtaining the best instruments available. He became a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in 1779. He worked with many French astronomers of the time, lending his instruments and collaborating with Charles Messier and J.D. Cassini. Messier observ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1794 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). * January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states. A subsequent act restores the number of stripes to 13, but provides for additional stars upon the admission of each additional state. * January 21 – King George III of Great Britain delivers the speech opening Parliament and recommends a continuation of Britain's war with France. * February 4 – French Revolution: The National Convention of the French First Republic abolishes slavery. * February 8 – Wreck of the Ten Sail on Grand Cayman. * February 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public. * March 4 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1753 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – King Binnya Dala of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom orders the burning of Ava, the former capital of the Kingdom of Burma. * January 29 – After a month's absence, Elizabeth Canning returns to her mother's home in London and claims that she was abducted; the following criminal trial causes an uproar. * February 17 – The concept of electrical telegraphy is first published in the form of a letter to ''Scots' Magazine'' from a writer who identifies himself only as "C.M.". Titled "An Expeditious Method of Conveying Intelligence", C.M. suggests that static electricity (generated by 1753 from "frictional machines") could send electric signals across wires to a receiver. Rather than the dot and dash system later used by Samuel F.B. Morse, C.M. proposes that "a set of wires equal in number to the letters of the alphabet, be extended horizontally between two given places" and that on the receiving side, "Let a ball be suspen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Académie Des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People Executed By Guillotine During The French Revolution
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The National Constituent Assembly (France)
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floréal
Floréal () was the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ... word ''flos'', which means ''flower''. Floréal was the second month of the spring quarter (''mois de printemps''). It started 20 April or 21 April. It ended 19 May or 20 May. It follows the Germinal and precedes the Prairial. Day name table Like all FRC months Floréal lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks called ''décades'' (decades). Every day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi). Conversion table Cultural references * British Sea Power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Chrétien De Lamoignon De Malesherbes
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (, 6 December 1721 – 22 April 1794), often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman and minister in the Ancien Régime, and later counsel for the defense of Louis XVI. He is known for his vigorous criticism of royal abuses as President of the and his role, as director of censorship, in helping with the publication of the ''Encyclopédie''. Despite his committed monarchism, his writings contributed to the development of liberalism during the French Age of Enlightenment. Biography Family and early career Born in Paris to a famous legal family which belonged to the ''noblesse de robe'', Malesherbes was educated for the legal profession. The young lawyer's career received a boost when his father, Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil, was appointed Chancellor in 1750; he appointed his son Malesherbes as both President of the Cour des Aides and Director of the Librairie. This latter office entailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Malesherbes
Château de Malesherbesis is a French château located in Malesherbes, in the commune of Malesherbois and the department of Loiret in the Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the mi ... region. A first castle on the site is attested, the castle of Bois-Malesherbes, acquired in 1398 by Jean de Montagu, superintendent of finances to Charles VI. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chateau De Malesherbes Malesherbes Malesherbes Museums in Loiret National museums of France Historic house museums in Centre-Val de Loire Monuments historiques of Centre-Val de Loire Malesherbes Ancien Régime French architecture French Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture in France 14th-century establishments in France Houses completed in the 18th century 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
