Malesherbes, Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de, 1721-1794
Variant namesChrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was a French judge, horticulturist, and philanthropist.
From the guide to the Essays on botanical and horticultural topics, [ca. 1716-1849], 1716-1861, [ca. 1716-1849], 1716-1861, (American Philosophical Society)
French judge.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Versailles, to Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Sept. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607817
French statemen and minister.
From the description of [Letter, 1779] May 12 [to] M. le Ganneret Ostervald, a Neuchatel / Malesherbes. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 271111200
Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), surtout connu pour avoir défendu Louis XVI, succéda à son père à la tête de la Cour des aides en 1749. Il fut directeur de la Librairie de 1750 à 1763, secrétaire d’État de la Maison du Roi sous le ministère Turgot de juillet 1775 à mai 1776, ministre sans portefeuille d’avril 1787 à août 1788. Homme des lumières, ami des philosophes, il correspondit avec tous les savants de l’époque et fut lui-même dans les domaines scientifiques plus qu’un amateur.
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Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was a French judge, horticulturist, and philanthropist.
From the description of Essays on botanical and horticultural topics, 1716-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466109
Malesherbes was a French judge, horticulturist, and philanthropist.
From the description of Voyage en Angleterre, 1785 April 3-May 27. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489471
From the guide to the Voyage en Angleterre, 1785 April 3-May 27, 1785 April 3 - 1785 May 27, (American Philosophical Society)
French statesman and author.
From the description of Letter signed : Fontainebleau, to the consuls of Toulon, 1775 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609272
French statesman and minister under Louis XVI.
In 1792, Malesherbes unsuccessfully defended the king before the Convention, and was himself guillotined in April 1794.
From the description of [Documents on French colonial Louisiana, Acadia, the Antilles, and the Yucatan], [ca. 1760]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 45243258
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Birth 1721-12-06
Death 1794-04-23
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