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Charles de Villers

Illustration — Charles de Villers by the artist Friedrich Carl Gröger, date unknown, c1800 Charles François Dominique de Villers (4 November 1765 – 26 February 1815) was a French philosopher. He was mainly responsible for translating the philosophy of Immanuel Kant into the French language.

Charles de Villers

Charles François Dominique de Villers (1765-1815) was a French philosopher.

Friedrich Carl Gröger · Transfered from Datei:WP Charles de Villers.jpg, de.wikipedia.org · Public domain

Born
1765 · Boulay-Moselle.
Died
1815 · Göttingen.
Nationality
France
Occupation
military officer · philosopher · university teacher · literary scholar · writer
Education
University of Göttingen
Honours
Royal Order of the Polar Star · honorary citizenship · Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis · Göttinger Gedenktafeln · honorary citizen of Bremen
Languages
French

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Illustration — Charles de Villers by the artist Friedrich Carl Gröger, date unknown, c1800 Charles François Dominique de Villers (4 November 1765 – 26 February 1815) was a French philosopher. He was mainly responsible for translating the philosophy of Immanuel Kant into the French language.

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Charles de Villers (1765–1815) was a French literary scholar, military officer and philosopher, among other activities. Born in Boulay-Moselle, the literary scholar died in Göttingen.

Charles de Villers studied at University of Göttingen. The literary scholar worked for University of Göttingen and was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. Charles de Villers held the position of professor and worked in Göttingen and Lübeck.

Languages used include French. The literary scholar received Göttinger Gedenktafeln, honorary citizen of Bremen and honorary citizenship, among others.

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