Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 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 Cour des aides and his role, as director of censorship, in helping with the publication of the Encyclopédie. Des…
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politics · French statesman and minister (1721–1794) · magistrate · jurist · botanist · writer · politician · minister · also Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Malesherbes
Born 6 December 1721 · Died 22 April 1794 · Q551456
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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Died 1794-04-22.
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1781· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1781–1781).
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1775· 2 entries
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: Ministre de la Maison du Roi (1775–1776).
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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: seat 38 of the Académie française (1775–1794).
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1765· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1765–1765).
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1760· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1760–1760).
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1752· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1752–1752).
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1750· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Career landmark: First President (1750–1775).
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1721· 1 entry
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Born 1721-12-06.
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