Musician Dictionary

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)

DescriptionFrench writer and philosopher of the enlightenment (1657–1757)
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Born1657-02-11
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BirthplaceRouen Rouen
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Died1757-01-09
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Place of deathParis Paris
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AreaFrance
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CountryFR
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CitizenshipKingdom of France
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Occupationreligious studies scholar astronomer writer librettist lawyer playwright satirist poet philosopher mathematician naturalist censor
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Member ofAcadémie Française Royal Society of London French Academy of Sciences Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France) Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Source: Wikidata
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
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