Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
Philosopher, Author
1657 – 1757
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Who was Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle?
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French author. Isaiah Berlin said Fontenelle "was the most civilized man of his time, and indeed of most times." In 1935, the lunar crater Fontenelle was named after him.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1657
Rouen - Also known as
- Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle
- Bernard Fontenelle
- Fontenelle
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rouen
- Paris
- Died
- Jan 9, 1757
Paris
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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