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   Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 1757 – 25 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician who was made Commander of the Legion of honour in 1804, Count of the empire in 1808, and a Peer of France by Louis XVIII.

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   Constantin-François Chassebœuf de La Giraudais, comte Volney, dit Volney, né le 3 février 1757 1 à Craon en Anjou et mort le 25 avril 1820 à Paris, est un philosophe et orientaliste français .

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   Who was Constantin-Fran ç OIS de Chasseboeuf?

   • Constantin-Fran ç ois de Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney, the French philosophe and historian, was born in Anjou. He early showed a scholarly disposition, and at fifteen he asked for Hebrew lessons in order to verify translations of the Bible.

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   Why did Napoleon make Volney a count?

   • Napoleon ridiculed him along with his whole group of idéologues (including Pierre Cabanis and Comte Antoine Destutt de Tracy), but he later made Volney a count. Volney, however, supported the Restoration and was rewarded with a peerage. Volney was known for his independence and for his ill-tempered, overbearing character.

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   What city was named after Constantin Volney?

   • Volney, New York was named after him. Volney, Iowa was named after him. Volney, Virginia was named after him. Prix Volney was founded by Constantin Volney in 1803 and was originally a gold medal worth 1,200 francs. The Volney Hotels in New York, Paris and Saumur were named after him.

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   Who was Cercle Volney?

   • Cercle Volney was a circle of Artists and Writers in Paris. Those are some of the places and things in the United States of America and France, which were named after him. ^ "Monument à Volney – Craon | E-monumen". 4 March 2013.

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf, count de Volney (born Feb. 3, 1757, Craon, France—died April 25, 1820, Paris) was a historian and philosopher, whose work Les Ruines . . . epitomized the rationalist historical and political thought of the 18th century. As a student in Paris, Volney frequented the salon of Madame Helvétius, widow of the ...

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   La Salle du Jeu de Paume, située dans le quartier Saint-Louis, en contrebas du château de Versailles, entre dans l'histoire de France le 20 juin 1789. Haut lieu de fondation de la démocratie française, la salle nécessite aujourd'hui une restauration d'envergure.

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   Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 1757 – 25 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician who was made Commander of the Legion of honour in 1804, Count of the empire in 1808, and a Peer of France by Louis XVIII. He was at first surnamed Boisgirais after his father's ...

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   Constantin François de Chassebœuf Volney, comte de (kôNstäNtăN´ fräNswä´ də shäsböf´ kôNt də vôlnā´), 1757–1820, French scholar. He traveled in Egypt and Syria in the 1780s and wrote an account of his journey, Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte (1787); notable for its exact descriptions, it was useful to Napoleon during his ...